# Accident 20080822842749A: Boeing 234, Burns, OR, August 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2008, 11:45 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Airport: Burns Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHIA
- Location: 43.5981° N, 118.9583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5981&lon=-118.9583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing-Vertol 234 (registry code 1385051, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-vertol-234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell AL5512 (registry code 33903, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-al5512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 234
- Reported engine: LYC AL5512
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822842749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM PORTLAND TO UTAH TO PERFORM REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT FROM HIGH LAKES IN UTAH.  THE PILOT STOPPED FOR FUEL IN BURNS, OR WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FUEL DOCK THE PILOT ELECTED TO APPROACH THE FUEL DOCK USING THE SECONDARY TAXI WAY BECAUSE THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT PARKED IN THE AREA OF THE PRIMARY TAXI WAY.  THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE ROTOR WASH ON THE OTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE AREA.  WHILE NEGOTIATING THE SHARP CORNER TO THE FUEL DOCK THE REAR ROTOR STRUCK A BUILDING DAMAGING 3 AFT ROTOR BLADES AND CAUSING WRINKLING TO THE REAR PYLON AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURE.

## 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 LAX08CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA282), Aug 22, 2008: Boeing BV234 (N239CH), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing.

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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