# Accident 20070303002289A: Hughes 369D, Gustavus, AK, March 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2007, 16:05 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 58.4267° N, 135.7044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4267&lon=-135.7044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5134V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5134V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070303002289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AERIAL TRANQUILIZING OF MOOSE FOR TAGGING, AIRCRAFT WAS FOLLOWING THE DRUGGED MOOSE WHILE THE DRUGS TOOK EFFECT. MOOSE REARED UP AND REVERSED DIRECTION UNDER HELICOPTER CONTACTING THE TAIL ROTOR. PILOT AUTOROTATED DOWN TO AN UPRIGHT SKID LANDING WITHOUT TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. TAIL BOOM AND TAIL WERE BROKEN FREE OF AIRCRAFT AFTER MAIN ROTOR HITTING TAILBOOM AND HARD LANDING TO GROUND. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC07LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA022), Mar 3, 2007: Hughes 369D (N5134V), Gustavus, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate clearance from a tranquilized moose while hovering in ground effect, and the operator's inadequate procedures for such operations, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the…

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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