# Accident 20030411007399A: Hughes 369E, Plentywood, MT, April 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2003, 10:50 local time
- Place: Plentywood, MT
- Airport: Sher-Wood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7950° N, 104.5342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7950&lon=-104.5342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91620 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03TA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03TA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030411007399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER BEING HIT BY A GUST OF WIND WHILE MAKING A PEDAL TURN DURING A HOVER, A PUBLIC USE HELICOPTER OPERATED BY THE U.S. BORDER PATROL EXPERIENCED A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER/OBSERVER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA03TA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03TA060), Apr 11, 2003: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N91620), Plentywood, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during a hovering turn. High wind conditions and excessive remedial action 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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