SERS · HUGHES 369 · 2018-01-11 · San Juan, PR, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA18LA091
Event ID
20180226X85030
Type
Accident
Date
2018-01-11
Location
San Juan, PR, USA
Coordinates
18.241666, -65.819168
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
HUGHES
Model
369
Registration
N571HH
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.