Accident · 2007-06-06

NTSB case SEA07LA147 · Hughes 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-06-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Hughes 369D (N48MP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: VALLEY HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

The inadvertent entanglement of the crewmemeber's helmet's communication cord with the structure of the helicopter during the helicopter's ascent, which resulted in the crewmember being elevated above ground level before the helmet's cord separated, resulting in the crewmember falling into an apple tree. A factor was the pilot's diminished visual lookout.

Source: NTSB case SEA07LA147

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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