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.
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
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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