# Incident 20110824019959I: Hughes 369D, Grafton, WV, August 24, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grafton, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HXFL
- Location: 39.3406° N, 80.0161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3406&lon=-80.0161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110824019959I

## Narrative

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

DURING 14 CFR PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD HOVER OPERATIONS, AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED TOP SURFACE OF WOODEN POWER LINE POLE.PIC NOTED VIBRATION AND EXECUTED IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN CONTROLLED FASHION WITHOUT INCIDENT.AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADES FACES ONLY.

## Other reports on N50AP (1)

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

- [Accident 20010429009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429009059A), Apr 29, 2001: Hughes 369D (N50AP), Taylorsville, KY, No damage. (-23)IAD01TA051

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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