# Accident 20011123030589A: Hughes 369HS, Papua, November 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Papua
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4265D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4265D-2002-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011123030589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LACK OF PROPER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PILOT AND DECK HANDLING CREW. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH TIE DOWN STRAP AND APU CABLE STILL ATTACHED. AIRCRAFT (HELO) WENT OVER SIDE OF SHIP AND INTO WATER. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND SANK. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 LAX02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA032), Nov 23, 2001: McDonnell Douglas 369HS (N4265D), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: A dynamic roll over due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure that all tiedowns were removed. A factor in the accident may have been the lack of clear communications…

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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