# Accident 20000306007099A: Hughes 369D, Charlotte, NC, March 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2000
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3096° N, 81.1701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3096&lon=-81.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303BT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000306007099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2000, AT 1223 EST, A HUGHES 369D, N303BT, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY JEFFERSON PILOT BROADCASTING, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING LANDING.

## 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 ATL00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA034), Mar 6, 2000: Hughes 369D (N303BT), Dallas, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls during an emergency landing. Factors were an encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) during an out-of-ground effect hover, the pilot's…

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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