# Accident 20060707013629A: Hughes 369D, Puu Kali, HI, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 09:10 local time
- Place: Puu Kali, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVXA
- Location: 20.7678° N, 156.3928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7678&lon=-156.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,765 total, 9,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707013629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX06CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA227), Jul 7, 2006: Hughes 369D (N611WA), Kihei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions, which led to a main rotor blade strike.

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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