# Accident 20070908018469A: Hughes 369D, Yakima, WA, September 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8217° N, 120.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8217&lon=-120.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31HM) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908018469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR WILD GAME CAPTURE, WITH A PILOT AND TWO ADDITIONAL CREW. THEY LANDED WITH TIPS OF SKIDS TOUCHING ONLY. ONE PERSON GOT OUT AND THE OTHER WAS EXITING WHEN THE PILOT HEARD THE FIRST PERSON GET HIT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR. HE HAD WALKED TO THE UP HILLSIDE OF THE HELICOPTER AND WALKED INTO THE ROTOR. HE WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX07LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA270), Sep 8, 2007: Hughes 369D (N31HM), Ellensburg, WA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passenger's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the rotating main rotor disc while the helicopter was hovering. An uphill terrain condition was a factor

## Other reports on N31HM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130729015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729015279A), Jul 29, 2013: Hughes 369D (N31HM), Folsom, WV, Substantial damage. Folsom, WV: N31HM, a H369D, while performing power line right-of-way tree triming, experienced a sudden engine power loss. The rotorcraft settled into heavy…

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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