Hughes | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:47:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Martin County Texas Helicopter Fatalities https://airflightdisaster.com/martin-county-texas-helicopter-fatalities/ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:41:46 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=25479 A Haverfield Aviation Hughes 369 outside of Midland Texas was engaged in a routine power line inspection at ten a.m. when the helicopter encountered problems. Haverfield Aviation performs Aerial Power Line Inspection And Maintenance. The helicopter flew into powerlines. The pilot survived. Two linemen suspended from the helicopter by cables fell two hundred feet when...

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]]> A Haverfield Aviation Hughes 369 outside of Midland Texas was engaged in a routine power line inspection at ten a.m. when the helicopter encountered problems.

Haverfield Aviation performs Aerial Power Line Inspection And Maintenance.

The helicopter flew into powerlines.

The pilot survived. Two linemen suspended from the helicopter by cables fell two hundred feet when the cables snapped.

The helicopter made a safe landing.

OSHA and the FAA are investigating.

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]]> Hughes Helicopter Ditches in Finland https://airflightdisaster.com/hughes-helicopter-ditches-in-finland/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:52:29 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=23588 On January 10, 2013, a Heliwest Oy Hughes 369 D was engaged to work on Tampere power plant’s power lines when it developed engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing in Paavolantie, Kämmenniemi, near Tampere Finland. The helicopter was damaged and the pilot was injured. THe helicopter made a forced landing.

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On January 10, 2013, a Heliwest Oy Hughes 369 D was engaged to work on Tampere power plant’s power lines when it developed engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing in Paavolantie, Kämmenniemi, near Tampere Finland.

The helicopter was damaged and the pilot was injured.

THe helicopter made a forced landing.

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]]> Texas Utility Helicopter Crashes with 1 Fatality https://airflightdisaster.com/texas-utility-helicopter-crashes-with-1-fatality/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:49:06 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=23081 Flight Aware What: Brim Equipment Leasing Inc Hughes 369D Where: Childress, TX When: Nov 27, 2012, 4:05 p.m. Who: 2 aboard, 1 fatality Why: While hovering above ground, the aircraft was holding a passenger suspended fifty feet below. THe passenger was working on a power line a hundred feet above ground. The helicopter lost power...

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Flight Aware

What: Brim Equipment Leasing Inc Hughes 369D
Where: Childress, TX
When: Nov 27, 2012, 4:05 p.m.
Who: 2 aboard, 1 fatality
Why: While hovering above ground, the aircraft was holding a passenger suspended fifty feet below. THe passenger was working on a power line a hundred feet above ground.

The helicopter lost power and fell. Pilot Keith Hard was sustained back injuries in the crash and was hospitalized at Childress Regional Medical Canter. Jonathan David Suhr was working on the power line and impacted the ground when the helicopter fell. Suhr was taken to Childress Regional Medical Center where he died.

The NTSB is investigating.

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 28MP Make/Model: H369 Description: HUGHES 369D
Date: 11/27/2012 Time: 2158

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: CHILDRESS State: TX Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N28MP HUGHES 369D ROTORCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING POWERLINE OPERATION AND
CRASHED, 1 PERSON WAS FATALLY INJURED, 1 SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, NEAR
CHILDRESS, TX

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