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FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Pierce, ID · December 28, 2000

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Date
December 28, 2000 · 15:07 local
Place
Pierce, ID
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
PHAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9186F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA01FA032
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N9186FRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2001 · Hughes 369HSS/N 540603SAirframe modelHughes 369HS

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 28, 2000, approx. 1507 local time, a Hughes 369HS, N9186F, registered to panhandle helicopters, and operated by Idaho fish and game as a 14 CFR part 91 aerial wildlife survey, collided with a dead tree snag while manuevering terrain about 20 miles east of Pierce, ID. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and a company visual flight rules flight plan was in effect. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The second passenger was seriously injured. The flight had been operating throughout the area throughout the day. The passenger, who was seated in the left rear seat, reported that they had just completed one 12-minute contour run, and was manuevering for the second when he felt a "jolt". The passenger stated that the helicopter pitched straight up, then fell backwards. The helicopter came to rest at the base of an approx. 150 foot tall dead tree snag in a nose low and inverted position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 28, 2000, APPROX. 1507 LOCAL TIME, A HUGHES 369HS, N9186F, REGISTERED TO PANHANDLE HELICOPTERS, AND OPERATED BY IDAHO FISH AND GAME AS A 14 CFR PART 91 AERIAL WILDLIFE SURVEY, COLLIDED WITH A DEAD TREE SNAG WHILE MANUEVERING TERRAIN ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF PIERCE, ID. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE SECOND PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT, REPORTED THAT THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED ONE 12-MINUTE CONTOUR RUN, AND WAS MANUEVERING FOR THE SECOND WHEN HE FELT A "JOLT". THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER PITCHED STRAIGHT UP, THEN FELL BACKWARDS. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF AN APPROX. 150 FOOT TALL DEAD TREE SNAG IN A NOSE LOW AND INVERTED POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA01FA032Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPierce, IDWhile maneuvering, clearance from an object was not maintained. A tree was a factor.Dec 28, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9186F · 1

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

Accident 19791010035499APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Albuquerque, NMEngine flamed out. Made hard autorotation landing. Only minor engine defects found.Oct 10, 1979 · Substantial damage