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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Maxwell, CA · August 12, 1992

Date
August 12, 1992 · 16:10 local
Place
Maxwell, CA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
UCOL
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N58425
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92GA347
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,152 total181 in this make and model81 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.

Main rotors struck powerline tower while engaged in stringing power cabe between tower. Lacked proper training.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK POWERLINE TOWER WHILE ENGAGED IN STRINGING POWER CABE BETWEEN TOWER. LACKED PROPER TRAINING.

NTSB investigation

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