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Hughes 369D crash near Sulphur, Louisiana, United States

fatal2017-11-072 fatalities
Summary

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation between a long line being used to hoist linemen from a shield wire during an external load flight, which resulted in the long line being severed.

Incident details
Date
2017-11-07
Location
Sulphur, Louisiana, United States
Aircraft
Hughes 369D
Operator
Winco, Inc.
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
30.2819, -93.3844
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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