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FAA accident report · Hughes 369A · Moulton, AL · May 13, 2007

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Date
May 13, 2007 · 17:30 local
Place
Moulton, AL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N468WE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07FA098
Reported as
Hughes 369A
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N468WERegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2010 · Hughes 369AS/N 280285 · Built 1968Airframe modelHughes 369AEngine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) During cruise flight, main rotor blades separated from the helicopter, causing an in-flight breakup of the aircraft. The helicopter subsequently crashed in a wooded area and was destroyed by fire. The pilot and sole occupant received fatal injuries as a result of this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER, CAUSING AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE HELICOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA07FA098Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMoulton, ALThe separation of a main rotor blade from its tension torsion bar for an undetermined reason.May 13, 2007 · Destroyed