MD Helicopters 369E N369PD
20 January 2009 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 2009 at about 19:30 local time, a MD Helicopters 369E registered N369PD, operated by City of Atlanta Police Department, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int (ATL)
- Coordinates
- 33.4669, -84.4281
- Aircraft
- MD Helicopters 369E
- Registration
- N369PD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City of Atlanta Police Department
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Atlanta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA138
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Wind gusts during engine shutdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter pilot was informed before landing about the wind direction and velocity (330 degrees at 18 knots with gusts to 28 knots). After an uneventful landing he began shutdown of the helicopter. He applied down collective and friction, and following a 2-minute cooldown period for the engine he closed the throttle and guarded the cyclic control. When the main rotor was at 200 rpm, he felt a wind gust from the right side of the helicopter and then heard a loud sound. He applied the rotor brake and exited the helicopter after the main rotor blades stopped. At that time he noted damage to the main rotor blades and also to the tailboom.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other MD Helicopters 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2009 | MD Helicopters 369D | Trona, California, United States | Airwest Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 2009 | MD Helicopters 369FF | Santa Clarita, California, United States | Summit Helicopter Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2010 | MD Helicopters 369E | Thomas, West Virginia, United States | Winco Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Nov 2010 | MD Helicopters 369D | Salem, Oregon, United States | Precision Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 2011 | MD Helicopters 369D | Columbia, California, United States | Airlift Helicopters of Alaska, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2011 | MD Helicopters 369E | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cessna T210M | Dalton, Georgia, United States | Star Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cessna 150J | Fairmount, Georgia, United States | Gore Cleveland | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Maule M-5-180C | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2009 | Cessna A188B | Pinehurst, Georgia, United States | A & C Ag Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Donalsonville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Bombardier CL-600-2B1 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | No injuries | - |