Extensively damaged (photo).  Pilot Dee Haddock landed at a gas station when he noticed some mechanical issues. He took off again to go to the Mccormick County Airport nearby, but never made it, crashing in a field near Mine Street and Highway 28 after flying approx half a mile

Date:

30 March, 2012

Reg:

N868W

Make:

MD Helicopters

Model:

MD369D

MSN:

0800D

Location:

near Mine Street and Highway 28 in McCormick

Country:

US-South Carolina

Civil / Military:

Civil

Link:

http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Dispatch_confirms_Helicopter_crash_in_McCormick_Co_145232625.html

Link:

http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/30-mar-12-n868w-hughes-369d-mccormick.html

Link:

http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2012/mar/30/18/helicopter-crash-downtown-mccormick-ar-3514325/?referer=None&shorturl=http://bit.ly/H98FHW