What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 27, 2012, at approximately 1600 hours CST, a MD369D helicopter, tail number N28MP, was hovering performing work to an electrical tower. An electrical worker was attached to the helicopter by a long line and was working on the tower. The aircraft was in a stable hover approximately 150 feet above the ground when the engine quit and the helicopter started a rapid decent towards the ground and struck surrounding trees and brush, settling onto the ground. The aircraft was resting on the ground on its? Right side, at an approximate 45 degree angle, nose low. The lineman was pulled off the tower and sustained fatal injuries when he struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 27, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS CST, A MD369D HELICOPTER, TAIL NUMBER N28MP, WAS HOVERING PERFORMING WORK TO AN ELECTRICAL TOWER. AN ELECTRICAL WORKER WAS ATTACHED TO THE HELICOPTER BY A LONG LINE AND WAS WORKING ON THE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STABLE HOVER APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE HELICOPTER STARTED A RAPID DECENT TOWARDS THE GROUND AND STRUCK SURROUNDING TREES AND BRUSH, SETTLING ONTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND ON ITS? RIGHT SIDE, AT AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE, NOSE LOW. THE LINEMAN WAS PULLED OFF THE TOWER AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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