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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Broadview, MT · May 28, 2007

Date: May 28, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place: Broadview, MT
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N765HV
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA135
Reported as: Hughes 369D
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,500 total4,800 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N765HVRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DS/N 310904D · Built 1981 Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C20BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 28, 2007, at 1:30 pm, mountain time, a Hughes HU-369-D helicopter, registered to dylan aviation, LLC, was engaged in power line inspection, and had a loss of power crashing from a hover of 150 feet above ground level (AGL). The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, and another passenger was fatally injured. The aircraft was consumed by fire. The flight originated at billings-logan international airport, in billings, Montana, on may 28, 2007, at 12:20 pm, MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2007, AT 1:30 PM, MOUNTAIN TIME, A HUGHES HU-369-D HELICOPTER, REGISTERED TO DYLAN AVIATION, LLC, WAS ENGAGED IN POWER LINE INSPECTION, AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER CRASHING FROM A HOVER OF 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BILLINGS-LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN BILLINGS, MONTANA, ON MAY 28, 2007, AT 12:20 PM, MDT.

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 SEA07LA135Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportColumbus, MTThe fatigue failure of a turbine blade due to a localized over-temperature of the turbine section as result of a non-uniform fuel distribution by the fuel nozzle. Contributing to the accident was the close proximity of a power line support structure which…May 28, 2007 · Destroyed