# Accident 20090122001919A: Hughes 369A, Monroe, NC, January 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2009
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9775° N, 80.5647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9775&lon=-80.5647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4191A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 1 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090122001919A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER N4191A, A HU-369-A, HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED IN A FIELD DIRECTLY BENEATH THE POWER LINES ON JANUARY 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM LOCAL TIME.  THE FIELD IS LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE CENTRAL ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS NEAR THE FOOTBALL FIELD IN MONROE, NC.  ONE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS KILLED ON IMPACT PER THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE OTHER PILOT AND HELICOPTER OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURY CAUSING A LOSS OF MEMORY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS BELIEVED TO BE THE PIC BUT REMEMBERS NOTHING ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.  TWO EYE WITNESSES VIEWED THE HELICOPTER HIT THE WIRES AND CRASH.  THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING AND FINDINGS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AT THIS TIME.  THE NTSB IIC IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  PIC HOURS BASED ON RECORDS PROVIDED, RECORDS FOR THE PERIOD 07/08/2006 THROUGH 10/25/2008 ARE MISSING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA139), Jan 22, 2009: Hughes OH-6A (N4191A), Monroe, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-rated-passenger’s failure to maintain clearance from a known wire hazard during low-level maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command’s inadequate monitoring of the…

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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