Low Flight on a Snowy Day

The NTSB identified snow or ice ingestion as the probable cause of an MD 369’s fatal crash during power line patrol.

by Linda Werfelman | October 18, 2019

Drawing of accident helicopter flying over power lines

The MD Helicopters 369HM sat on an airport ramp at Wood County Regional Airport in Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S., for more than an hour on a snowy morning before taking off on a power line observation flight.

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