Accident Hughes 369D N5187S, Friday 2 November 2018
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Date:Friday 2 November 2018
Time:c. 13:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 369D
Owner/operator:Air2
Registration: N5187S
MSN: 610968D
Year of manufacture:1982
Total airframe hrs:14109 hours
Engine model:Rolls Royce M250-C20B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:W of McDougal, Clay County, AR -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A helicopter crash near Barn Hill Mountain was reported to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management around 1:53 p.m. The helicopter crashed approximately 800 feet off Highway 62 near County Road 245 shortly after delivering to workers to a construction site. Officials report one fatality.


Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN19FA020
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/helicopter-crash-in-clay-county/1569151625
http://www.kait8.com/2018/11/02/helicopter-crash-reported-clay-county/
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/nov/02/sheriffs-office-1-killed-helicopter-crash-arkansas/

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5187S/history/20181102/1227Z/tracklog
May 2018 accident involving Air2 helicopter: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=211254

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Nov-2018 20:02 Captain Adam Added
03-Nov-2018 07:47 Black Typhoon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ]
03-Nov-2018 07:50 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Nov-2018 07:52 harro Updated [Aircraft type, ]
03-Nov-2018 10:02 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ]
03-Nov-2018 10:03 Aerossurance Updated [Time, ]
03-Nov-2018 16:48 Anon. Updated [Location, ]
05-Nov-2018 20:46 Anon. Updated [Narrative, ]

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