Hughes 369D N500NC
5 July 2007 · Comfrey, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2007 at about 13:00 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N500NC, operated by Teryjon Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Comfrey, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Comfrey, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N500NC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Teryjon Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA193
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to the loose pressure line during aerial application maneuvers which resulted in a hard forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A helicopter sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during an aerial application spray run. The pilot reported that he "was able to land square on the skids, but the helicopter still bounced. The landing gear spread hitting the tanks, and snapping the uprights above the tanks. At that point, forward leg stuck in the ground, making the helicopter pitch forward. The blade in front made contact with the ground. The rotor system came around cutting the boom faring and tail off." The pressure line which connects to the Pg boss on the fuel control was found to be finger tight during an examination of the wreckage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2007 | Hughes 369D | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2007 | Hughes 369D | Troy, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2007 | Hughes 369D | Whiteville, North Carolina, United States | Aerial Solutions Incorporated | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2007 | Hughes 369D | Lyman, Washington, United States | Highline Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2007 | Hughes 369D | Omak, Washington, United States | US Department of the Interior | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2007 | Hughes 369A | Moulton, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2007 | Clifford TITAN TORNADO II | Henning, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 2007 | Lerohl RV-8 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2007 | Bell 407 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | Air Methods, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Cessna 182 | Jasper, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2007 | Schweizer 300 CBI | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Hummingbird Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Cessna 150H | Cook, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |