# Accident 20050708017269A: Hughes 369D, Ambler, AK, July 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ambler, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOOA
- Location: 67.0808° N, 157.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0808&lon=-157.9065&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGLHQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050708017269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING HOVER IN CONFINED AREA, PIC STRUCK TREE WITH MAIN ROTOR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THREE OF FIVE BLADES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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