# Incident 19970717028129I: Hughes 369E, Phoenix, AZ, July 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Williams Gateway Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970717028129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRACTICE AUTO ROTATIONS. CFI INCREASED AFT CYLIC TO CUSHION LANDING. TAIL SKID HIT RUNWAY.BENT TAIL ROTOR BALDE TIP

## Other reports on N46EE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990316018329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990316018329I), Mar 16, 1999: Hughes 369E (N46EE), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On March 16, 1999, at 1755, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-500E (N46EE) registered to and operated by the university of north dakota, grand forks, ND, and under…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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