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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes Helicopters 369FF · Granger, TX · August 21, 2018

Date: August 21, 2018 · 12:18 local
Place: Granger, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N530FU
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR18FA232
Reported as: Hughes Helicopters 369FF
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total800 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days

N530FURegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2020 · Hughes Helicopters 369FFS/N 0005F · Built 1984 Airframe modelHughes Helicopters 369FF Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 21, 2018 at 1218 CDT, a Hughes 369FF bearing registration number N530FU, registered to air 1 sandpoint helicopters inc. hit power lines and crashed and burned in a field in Granger Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a training flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the certificated flight instructor and foriegn pilot were fatally injured. The flight originated from georgetown, TX (kgtu) at 1205 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 21, 2018 AT 1218 CDT, A HUGHES 369FF BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N530FU, REGISTERED TO AIR 1 SANDPOINT HELICOPTERS INC. HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED AND BURNED IN A FIELD IN GRANGER TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND FORIEGN PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GEORGETOWN, TX (KGTU) AT 1205 CDT.

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 WPR18FA232Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGranger, TXThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid a power line while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's decision to not follow the training syllabus and allow the low-level high-speed flight.Aug 21, 2018 · Destroyed