# Accident 20130612023169A: Hughes TH-55A, Morgantown, WV, June 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6064° N, 80.0308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6064&lon=-80.0308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7057H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7057H-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55A (registry code 4471004, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-B1A (registry code 41887, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES TH-55A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130612023169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE (GRAVEL PARKING LOT). PILOT STATED PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN UP WERE NORMAL. PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF FROM SOUTHWEST EDGE OF PARKING LOT. DURING TAKE OFF CLIMB, HELICOPTER DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR THE APPROACHING TREE TOPS IN DEPARTURE PATH. PILOT INITIATED RH TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE WITH POWER. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE TREES AND AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.

TEMP-83 F, DEW POINT 66, BARO PRESS 29.91, WIND 6 KTS/SW, DENSITY ALTITUDE 3500+FT

## 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 ERA13CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA283), Jun 12, 2013: Hughes TH-55A (N7057H), Morgantown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate planning which resulted in an encounter with settling with power and descent into terrain during takeoff.

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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