Tas: Man survives fiery helicopter crash =2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2006
Tas: Man survives fiery helicopter crash =2

ATSB spokesman Ian Sangston confirmed the accident would not be investigated.

He said flying at low altitude was hazardous and aircraft, including crop-dusting helicopters,
weed sprayers and private light planes, had been known to hit power lines and crash.

"In this instance, the aircraft was crop dusting and was confirmed to have hit a power
line," he said.

"In terms of investigating or not, there's a value judgment made ... what's the return
of investigating given it's (crop dusting) a known hazard."

An ATSB report, released in June, found there were 119 wire-strike accidents reported
between 1994 and 2004.

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