Incident Hughes 500D (369D) N606WA, Tuesday 27 September 2011
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Date:Tuesday 27 September 2011
Time:23:00 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 500D (369D)
Owner/operator:Passmore Aviation Llc.
Registration: N606WA
MSN: 59-0507D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Near Chouteau, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Chouteau
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The FAA is investigating an incident involving a helicopter near Chouteau, OK Tuesday evening.

The Hughes 369D helicopter hit a power line on takeoff south of town on Highway 412. The helicopter was not damaged and there were no injuries, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Troopers say a husband and wife were in the helicopter when one of the skids contacted the power line just after lift off. The wife was flying the helicopter, troopers say.


Sources:

http://www.newson6.com/story/15564085/helicopter-strikes-power-line-near-chouteau
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/12_606WA.txt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Sep-2011 06:29 gerard57 Added
28-Sep-2011 08:56 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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