# Accident 20120525010429A: Hughes 369HS, Delavan, MN, May 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2012, 17:45 local time
- Place: Delavan, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KMRG
- Location: 43.7681° N, 94.0183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7681&lon=-94.0183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ZX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11ZX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,184 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120525010429A

## Narrative

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

TERRY JOHN AVIATION WAS HIRED TO SPRAY DITCH LINE IN DELAVAN,MN. WHILE SPRAYING DITCH LINE HEADING NORTH HELICOPTER MANEUVERED UP TO AVOID RAILROAD BRIDGE AND TREES AND CAUGHT POWER LINES THAT RAN THROUGH TREE TOP LEVEL CAUSING HELICOPTER TO CRASH.

## 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 CEN12CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA319), May 25, 2012: Hughes 369HS (N11ZX), Delavan, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with power lines during an aerial application flight.

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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