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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Williamson, WV · July 7, 1989

Date
July 7, 1989 · 12:40 local
Place
Williamson, WV
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51516
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA055
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,700 total1,100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Struck an unmarked static wire on liftoff and descended to the ground. Impact injured occupants.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK AN UNMARKED STATIC WIRE ON LIFTOFF AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. IMPACT INJURED OCCUPANTS.

NTSB investigation

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