Accident: Md Helicopters Inc 600
Nov 29, 2023 · Sterling City, TX
NTSB numberCEN24FA049Event id20231129193451
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole’s static arm during forecasted gusting wind conditions, un-forecasted light turbulence, and un-forecasted low-level wind shear conditions, resulting in main rotor blade contact with the static arm and a subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Md Helicopters Inc 600
- Registration
- N745MB
- Year built
- 2002
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 133: external load
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Low altitude operation/event
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