# Accident 20140818013439A: Hughes 369HS, St. Peter, MN, August 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: St. Peter, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KMRG
- Location: 44.1528° N, 93.5347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1528&lon=-93.5347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369GN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369GN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140818013439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SPRAYING A BEAN FIELD.  AS HE WAS NEARLY EMPTY OF PRODUCT, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A CLEAN UP RUN ON THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD.

AS HE MADE HIS TURN EASTBOUND TO MAKE THE FINAL PASS, HE STRUCK A SMALL POWER LINE WHICH EXTENDED FROM THE MAIN POWER LINES BORDERING THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE FIELD.  THE POWER LINES WRAPPED AROUND THE HELICOPTER MAST AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE FIELD.

## 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 CEN14CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA444), Aug 18, 2014: Hughes 369HS (N369GN), Saint Peter, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not see the wires resulting in the subsequent wire collision.

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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