Preliminary Accident and Incident Notices from Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Accident and Incident Notification IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-MAR-26 Time: 19:52:00Z Regis#: N530XX Aircraft Make: MD HELICOPTERS Aircraft Model: 369 Event Type: ACCIDENT Highest Injury: FATAL Aircraft Missing: No Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
LOCATION City: MOJAVE State: CALIFORNIA Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE CONDUCTING POWER LINE WORK, MOJAVE, CA.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1 Fatal Serious Minor None Unknown Flight Crew 1 0 0 0 0 Cabin Crew 0 0 0 0 0 Passenger 0 0 0 0 0 Ground 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER Activity: OTHER Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV) Operation: 133 Aircraft Operator: Flight Number: FAA FSDO: LAS VEGAS FSDO Entry Date: 10-MAR-26 Updated since entry: No
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Video from yesterday prior to crash