# Incident 20080819842849I: Hughes 369D, ID, August 19, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PHAA
- Aircraft: N622PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,771 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080819842849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM A REMOTE TEMPORARY HELIPAD N622PB HELICOPTER SETTLED STRIKING THE TAILROTOR BLADES.  THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TWO TAILROTOR BLADES.  THERE WERE THREE US FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL ONBOARD THE HELICOPTER AD THE PILOT EMPLOYED BY PANHANDLE HELICOPTERS INC OF HAYDEN, IDAHO.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIR TEMPERATURE AT 23 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND A PRESSURE ALTITUDE OF 6,400 FEET AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT.  IN ADDITION, THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE FROM 5 TO 7 KNOTS CHANGING DIRECTION +OR- 180 DEGREES.

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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