20041209032499A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Zachary, LA · December 9, 2004

Date
December 9, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place
Zachary, LA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
SJKL
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7148Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05FA032
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total830 in this make and model162 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.

(-23) Aircraft experienced a power loss while in a hover with an external load. Aircraft crashed into trees near pipeline right of way.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WHILE IN A HOVER WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY.

NTSB investigation

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