# Incident 20070627017979I: Hughes 369FF, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, June 27, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2007, 09:20 local time
- Place: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3789° N, 65.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Río Grande, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3789&lon=-65.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5841Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5841Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369FF (registry code 3030002, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070627017979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT CONDUCTED LOW LEVEL POWER LINE PATROLLING. OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHILE CRUISING AT 30 KTS PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN OLD 13,000 VOLTS LINE THAT WAS CONFUSED WITH LANDSCAPE. PILOT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BUT MAIN ROTOR ACTUALLY HIT THE LINE. LOW ROTOR RPM CAME ON AND PILOT MADE AN AUTOROTATION. MINOR DAMAGE TO ROTOR AND TAIL AREA ONLY WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5841Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20240409005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240409005259A), Apr 9, 2024: Md Helicopters Inc 369FF (N5841Z), Ceiba, PR, Substantial damage. On April 9, 2024, at around 1345Z, an MD helicopters [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial damage while practicing rapid deceleration/quick stop…
- [Incident 20101015048279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101015048279I), Oct 15, 2010: Md Helicopt 369FF (N5841Z), Utuado, PR, Substantial damage. During flight pilot reported a strong sound coming from tail rotor and after that tail rotor vibration. Pilot did a precautionary landing in an open field.

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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