N41AJ is a 1978 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D. It is a rotorcraft with 4 seats, powered by a Rolls-Royc 250-C20 rated at 400 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Georgetown, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2018. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2020. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 48 years old
- 1 of 208 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D
2020
2018
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The pilot reported that while hovering near power lines, for the purpose of installing bird diverters, a gust of wind pushed the helicopter “into the OPGW wire.” The pilot repositioned the helicopter away from the wire and then saw it fly up and into the rotor system. He immediately started a controlled landing and safely landed the helicopter. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to all five rotor blades. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the helicopter before the wire strike that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that the helicopter operator is adding local weather stations to augment reported weather when the flight crews are working in remote areas. Additionally, for skid operations, the operator has restricted the steady state wind and gust spreads by zone for the helicopter.
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