Incident report
Hughes 369 crash near McDougal, Arkansas, United States
fatal2018-11-021 fatality
Summary
The pilot's failure to maintain the helicopter's clearance from the powerline structure while hovering in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the structure and an uncontrolled descent into terrain.
Incident details
Date
2018-11-02
Location
McDougal, Arkansas, United States
Aircraft
Hughes 369
Operator
Air2 LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗36.4367, -90.4525
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
Other incidents in United States