# Accident 20060819027549A: Hughes 369E, Columbus, OH, August 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2006, 16:40 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0689° N, 82.9683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0689&lon=-82.9683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06GA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06GA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819027549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1300-1400' MSL, CRUISING AT 110 KNOTS ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WHEN THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, FELT AN EXTREME VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WARNING LIGHTS AND THE EPO AUDIBLE WARNING HORN. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN AUTO-ROTATION IN A VACANT PARKING LOT, LANDING SAFELY. UPON EXITING THE HELICOPTER, THE PASSENGER OBSERVED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE (COWL BLEW OPEN IN THE EXPLOSION) WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE PILOT USING THE ONBOARD HAND-HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

## 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 CHI06GA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06GA241), Aug 19, 2006: McDonnell Douglas Helicopters 369E (N554CP), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncontained engine failure due to the fatigue failure of the gas producer turbine tie bolt.

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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