# Accident 20010611011109A: Hughes 369D, Canby, OR, June 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2001, 12:00 local time
- Place: Canby, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2106° N, 122.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2106&lon=-122.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611011109A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 11, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1200 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUGHES 369D, N69PE, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY E 3 HELICOPTERS, AS A 14 CFR PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING NEAR CANBY, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND MECHANIC ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AURORA, OREGON, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE HILLSBORO, OREGON, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE THAT WHILE PERFORMING BLADE TRACKING PROCEDURES, THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DECAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. DURING THE AUTOROTATION, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. THE MAIN ROTORS SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. (-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, N69PE, A HUGHES 369D HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO AUTOROTATE.  THE RESULTING HARD LANDING CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR TO CONTACT THE TAIL BOOM, CUTTING IT OFF.

## 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 SEA01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA118), Jun 11, 2001: Hughes 369D (N69PE), Canby, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation as a result of a collapsed fuel nozzle filter screen. Contamination that blocked the fuel nozzle screen and water contamination were factors.

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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