19851108057699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Monahans, TX · November 8, 1985

Date
November 8, 1985 · 14:45 local
Place
Monahans, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58320
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FQG02
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter flew through and severed a set of three powerlines while herding cattle and crashed out of control.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER FLEW THROUGH AND SEVERED A SET OF THREE POWERLINES WHILE HERDING CATTLE AND CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N58320 · 1

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