What happened
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(.19) On November 17, 2001, approximately 1800 central standard time, a Hughes 269C helicopter, N9294F, was substantially damaged when it impacted power lines while landing to a field near Richmond, Texas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger was not injured. The helicopter was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The local flight had departed a nearby helipad at an unknown time. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported that the pilot was attempting to land the helicopter near a friend's house when the main rotor blades contacted power lines. Subsequently, the helicopter impacted the ground upright on the skids. The main rotor blades and tailboom were substantially damaged. (-23) helicopter struck power lines while attempting to land on the grounds of a friend's house. Substantial damage to the aircraft, serious injuries to the pilot and minor injuries to the passenger were incurred as a result of the crash. Records indicate that pilot david christopher is a private pi lot, not helicopter rated. (.4) on November 17, 2001, approximately 1730 central standard time, a Hughes 269C helicopter, N9294F, was substantially damaged when it impacted power lines while landing at a field near Richmond, Texas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger was not injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed damon, Texas, approximately 1710. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported that the private pilot, who was not helicopter rated, was attempting to land the helicopter near a friend's house when the main rotor blades contacted power lines. Subsequently, the helicopter landed hard and came to rest upright in a grass field. The tailboom was severed by the main rotor blades, the main rotor blades were bent and fractured, and the skids were spread up and outward, level with the bottom of the cabin section. Due to injuries sustained dur ing the accident, the pilot was unavailable for an interview and unable to provide a written statement of the event.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 17, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A HUGHES 269C HELICOPTER, N9294F, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED POWER LINES WHILE LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR RICHMOND, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED A NEARBY HELIPAD AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE HELICOPTER NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED POWER LINES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND UPRIGHT ON THE SKIDS. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND TAILBOOM WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (-23) HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE GROUNDS OF A FRIEND'S HOUSE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER WERE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. RECORDS INDICATE THAT PILOT DAVID CHRISTOPHER IS A PRIVATE PI LOT, NOT HELICOPTER RATED. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 17, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1730 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A HUGHES 269C HELICOPTER, N9294F, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED POWER LINES WHILE LANDING AT A FIELD NEAR RICHMOND, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED DAMON, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 1710. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS NOT HELICOPTER RATED, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE HELICOPTER NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED POWER LINES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A GRASS FIELD. THE TAILBOOM WAS SEVERED BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE BENT AND FRACTURED, AND THE SKIDS WERE SPREAD UP AND OUTWARD, LEVEL WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE CABIN SECTION. DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED DUR ING THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE EVENT.
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