Accident: Hughes 369
Jan 11, 2018 · San Juan, PR
NTSB numberERA18LA091Event id20180226X85030
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The helicopter pilot's improper decision to use an open-end grapple, instead of an A-frame attachment, to lift and move a ladder with a lineman on it and the lineman's improper decision to be lifted on a ladder via an open-end grapple, which were contrary to company policy and the Federal Aviation Regulations.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N571HH
- Year built
- 1977
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operating rules
- Part 133: external load
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-hover External load event (Rotorcraft)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Dr Hermenegildo Ortiz Quinones Airport (HUC)6 nm (12 km) south
- José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR)10 nm (19 km) east
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)16 nm (29 km) north-west
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