# Accident 20141126021509A: Md Helicopter Inc MD 900, Highlandville, MO, November 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2014, 23:20 local time
- Place: Highlandville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 36.9297° N, 93.2792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9297&lon=-93.2792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters MD 900 (registry code 3030004, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-md-900) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207E (registry code 52161, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw207e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTER INC MD 900
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW207E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,950 total, 650 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141126021509A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD TO PICK UP A PASSENGER THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND TRANSPORT THE PATIENT TO THE HOSPITAL. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY ¼ INCH IN DIAMETER WITH THE RIGHT OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE ROTOR DISK. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE DECENT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WITH THE CABLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL FIVE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND A PIECE OF THE CABLE PUT A HOLE IN THE COCKPIT RIGHT SIDE WINDOW. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## 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 CEN15LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA066), Nov 27, 2014: MD Helicopter MD 900 (N902LC), Highlandville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to identify the power line during the initial approach in night visual meteorological conditions and his subsequent failure to avoid the power line once he identified it on…

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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