# Accident 19970613014189A: Hughes 369E, Okahumka, FL, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997, 08:51 local time
- Place: Okahumka, FL
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 28.7394° N, 81.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7394&lon=-81.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N765KV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765KV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613014189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE REPAIRING HIGHLINE TOWER BEGAN CHASING A PIG. CREWMAN FELL OF HELICOPTER PLATFORM. (-23) HELICOPTER IS UTILIZED FOR POWER LINE REPAIRS AND IS CERTIFIED IN RESTRICTED CATEGROY, A REPAIRMAN SITS ON A PLATFORM ATTACHED TO THE CABIN FLOOR AND SKIDS, THE REPAIRMAN IS RESTRAINED BY A SAFETY HARNESS.  WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS AT A POWERLINE STRUCTURE THE CREW SAW A PIG AND MANEUVERED IN PURSUIT.  THE REPAIRMAN FELL FROM THE PLATFORM AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURIED.  THE SAFETY HARNESS WAS NOT SECURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA086), Jun 13, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MDHC-369E (N765KV), Okahumpka, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the crewmember to use the necessary safety equipment, and his subsequent fall from an elevated platform. A factor was the crewmember's distraction with an animal.

## Other reports on N765KV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170623006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170623006959A), Jun 23, 2017: Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E (N765KV), Quinwood, WV, Substantial damage. N756KV, a Hughes 369E, made an autorotation, landing in a field after losing power during a long line operation. The main rotor struck the tail boom on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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