# Accident 20040910030409A: Hughes 369D, Waynesboro, GA, September 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 33.0414° N, 82.0028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0414&lon=-82.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5211R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211R-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910030409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 AT 1315, ACFT N5211R, MODEL HU-369-D, HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE CONDUCTING POWER LINE MAINTENANCE. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO SPIN TO GROUND. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION AND ROTOR BLADES. PILOT AND POWER LINE TECHNICIAN WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ATL04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA181), Sep 10, 2004: Hughes HU-369-D (N5211R), Waynesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tail rotor assembly failed due to a fatigue fracture of the input gearshaft in the tail rotor gearbox assembly, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N5211R (1)

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

- [Accident 19940401007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940401007519A), Apr 1, 1994: Hughes 369D (N5211R), Rimrock, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power in a hover. Autorotated too low and slow. Hard impact. Rolled over. Fuel tank was empty.

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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