36.1895° N, 95.3389° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chouteau, OK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 2011 · 17:55 local
Place
Chouteau, OK
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N606WA
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,008 total150 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Helicopter departed residence heading in a northerly direction and impacted power lines. Power lines broke and pilot was able to continue flight approximately 300 yards until a safe landing could be initiated
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER DEPARTED RESIDENCE HEADING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND IMPACTED POWER LINES. POWER LINES BROKE AND PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS UNTIL A SAFE LANDING COULD BE INITIATED