20060707013629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Puu Kali, HI · July 7, 2006

Date
July 7, 2006 · 09:10 local
Place
Puu Kali, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WVXA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N611WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06CA227
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,765 total9,200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During goat eradication for the park service pilot attempted to land in confined area and had main rotor strike and all five blades of HU-360D were changed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING GOAT ERADICATION FOR THE PARK SERVICE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN CONFINED AREA AND HAD MAIN ROTOR STRIKE AND ALL FIVE BLADES OF HU-360D WERE CHANGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.