# Accident 20060707013669A: Hughes 369A, Medford, OR, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72LB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C10D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 170 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707013669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PROVIDES THAT HE WAS IN FINAL STAGE OF LANDING AT 10 FEET AGL. HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TAIL GUST THAT RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT TAIL DESCENDING ABRUPTLY. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND, THEN TAIL BOOM COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HARD AND DAMAGED LEFT SKID AND LOWER FUSELAGE PANELS. PILOT ADDS HE WAS UNABLE TO REACT TO THE WIND GUST FAST ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE. CONDITION EXACERBATED BY GROSS WEIGHT, MSL OF 1890 AND DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 3600FT.

## 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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