# Accident 20041209032499A: Hughes 369D, Zachary, LA, December 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Zachary, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: SJKL
- Location: 30.6753° N, 91.1142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6753&lon=-91.1142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7148Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148Z-2018-02-21) (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: 14,000 total, 830 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041209032499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WHILE IN A HOVER WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY.

## 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 DFW05FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA032), Dec 9, 2004: Hughes 369D (N7148Z), Zachary, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of fatigue cracking of the compressor adaptor coupling initiated by fretting on the pilot diameter and subsequent disconnection of the compressor from the turbine…

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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