# Accident 20000214011339A: Hughes 369HS, Papua, February 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Papua
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N717ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717ST-2015-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000214011339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/14/00 AT 1700 HRS LOCAL, N717ST MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF PACIFIC OCEAN APPROX 500 MILES NORTH OF PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD "GRINDING NOISE" IN THE CYCLIC CONTROLS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. THE HELI SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN AFTER ROLLING OVER IN ANOCEAN SWELL. THE PILOT HELD AN AUSTRALIAN PILOT CERT. AND DI NOT HOLD A US PILOT CERT. THE PILOT DID NOT GIVE A STATEMENT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE CONTACTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA103), Feb 14, 2000: Hughes 369HS (N717ST), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: An unknown mechanical malfunction that resulted in a precautionary landing at sea and the subsequent sinking of the helicopter by an ocean swell.

## Other reports on N717ST (1)

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

- [Accident 19750721034789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721034789A), Jul 21, 1975: Hughes 369HS (N717ST), Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage. Improper proc for refueling fm drums.

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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