Incident report
Hughes 369 crash near Peach Orchard, Missouri, United States
unknown2016-09-09
Summary
The helicopter pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient separation between the main rotor blade and a power line during line guard installation, which resulted in an electrical arc to the main rotor.
Incident details
Date
2016-09-09
Location
Peach Orchard, Missouri, United States
Aircraft
Operator
AIR2 LLC.
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗36.3289, -89.9389
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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