# Accident 20010902025099A: Hughes 369E, Kemmerer, WY, September 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2001, 11:50 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 41.7792° N, 110.5494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7792&lon=-110.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440TJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010902025099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE HOVERING TO DEPLOY AN EXTERNAL LOAD.

## 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 DEN01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA154), Sep 2, 2001: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N440TJ), Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering. A contributing factor was the wind gust.

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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