# Accident 20130729014979A: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, Jackson, KY, July 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2013, 10:45 local time
- Place: Jackson, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5511° N, 83.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5511&lon=-83.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1608D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1608D-2013-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 123 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13TA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014979A

## Narrative

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

A MD-369 HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING IN THE VACINITY OF JACKSON, KY WHEN IT STRUCK A UNMARKED HIGH TENSION WIRE STRUNG BETWEEN TO RIDGES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK GROUND AND BURNED. BOTH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS BURNS AND INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER.

## 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 ERA13TA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA341), Jul 29, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N1608D), Jackson, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: The helicopter pilot's inadvertent collision with an unmarked and uncharted utility wire of which he was unaware.

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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