Hughes 369HS N444GJ

Summary

On 31 May 1996 at about 22:00 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N444GJ was involved in an accident near Arock, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 1996 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Arock, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 369HS

Registration

N444GJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winnemucca → Baker City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA106

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to see and avoid the transmission wire. A factor was the low altitude flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While flying at approximately 40 to 50 feet above ground level and 100 knots, the helicopter struck a power line. The pilot stated to state troopers after the accident that following the wire strike, 'he had side to side control but did not have up and down control.' The pilot stated on his accident report that he performed 'an emergency landing in rough terrain with substantial resulting damage.' He reported that he had not seen the wire the helicopter had struck.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.