# Accident 20180706009219A: Md Helicopters Inc 369FF, Hot Springs, SD, July 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4199° N, 103.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4199&lon=-103.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530GM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,992 total, 592 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180706009219A

## Narrative

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

DURING LONG LINE POWERLINE CONSTRUCTION WIRE STRINGING, GRAPEL BECAME ENTANGLED WITHIN WIRES AT POWER POLE STRUCTURE.  ATTEMPTED TO FREE GRAPEL AND INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH LIGHTNING ROD ON TOP OF STRUCTURE WITH BOTTOM SIDE OF ROTOR BLADES.  UPON HEARING CONTACT JETTISONED LONG LINE AND LANDED IMMEDIATELY BESIDE STRUCTURE, DISCOVERED ALL BLADES HAD STRUCK IN RELATIVE SAME LOCATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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