# Accident 20130729015279A: Hughes 369D, Folsom, WV, July 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2013, 11:43 local time
- Place: Folsom, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: 1RTL
- Location: 39.4517° N, 80.5692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4517&lon=-80.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 515 in this make and model, 336 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729015279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA344), Jul 29, 2013: Hughes 369D (N31HM), Center Point, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N31HM (1)

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

- [Accident 20070908018469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908018469A), Sep 8, 2007: Hughes 369D (N31HM), Yakima, WA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. (-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…

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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