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Helicopter Crashes after Tail Rotor Strikes Power Lines

What: R44 Astro Helicopter en route to Nelson in rural Butte County
Where: Near Yuba River, Marysville, California
When: 07/13/2009 at 1700 hrs
Who: 3 crew members aboard
Why: N244HP, A ROBINSON R44 ROTORCRAFT, STRUCK A POWERLINE AND FORCE LANDED on its side 10 MILES FROM MARYSVILLE, CA on the bank of the South Yuba River.

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