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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Folsom, WV · July 29, 2013

Date: July 29, 2013 · 11:43 local
Place: Folsom, WV
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: 1RTL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N31HM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA344
Reported as: Hughes 369D
Reported engine: Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 789 total515 in this make and model336 in the last 90 days

N31HMRegistered now · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DS/N 1160027D · Built 1977 Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Folsom, WV: N31HM, a H369D, while performing power line right-of-way tree triming, experienced a sudden engine power loss. The rotorcraft settled into heavy vegitation and was substantially damaged. The pilot sustained only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

FOLSOM, WV: N31HM, A H369D, WHILE PERFORMING POWER LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY TREE TRIMING, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE ROTORCRAFT SETTLED INTO HEAVY VEGITATION AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13LA344Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCenter Point, WVA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jul 29, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N31HM · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20070908018469AOther Ground Ops · Yakima, WA(-23) Aircraft was being operated for wild game capture, with a pilot and two additional crew. They landed with tips of skids touching only. One person got out and the other was exiting when the pilot heard the first person get hit with the main rotor. He had…Sep 8, 2007 · Minor damage · 1 fatal