# Accident 20081030851419A: Hughes 369D, Jackson, KY, October 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2008, 10:45 local time
- Place: Jackson, KY
- Airport: Julian Carroll
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.1867° N, 79.9242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1867&lon=-79.9242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N606AS-2011-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,189 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081030851419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TRIMMING TREES ON A EAST TO WEST HEADING ALONG THE ALLEGHENY POWER RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED IN CARROLL TOWNSHIP PENNSYLVANIA, AIRCRAFT N606AS LOST POWER FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FT.  THE HELICOPTER MADE A LEFT 360 DEGREE TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES NORTH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.  THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A WOODED HILLSIDE, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE SEVERELY CONED AND THE TAIL BOOM WAS BENT WITH A LARGE WRINKLE IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE STATION 197.2 AIRCRAFT ATTACHMENT POINT.  THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNTINGS.  THE SKIDS COLLAPSED, THE WIND SCREEN WAS CRACKED, AND THE PILOT TAIL ROTOR PEDALS WERE DISPLACED FORWARD OUT THROUGH THE LEFT HAND CHIN BUBBLE.  THE SAW MOUNTING FRAME IMPALED THROUGH THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUCKLING THE CABIN FLOOR, PUNCTURING BOTH FUEL TANKS.  THE LONG LINE ATTACHED TO THE SAW ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CONTORTED AT AN 180 DEGREE ARC AND INTERMINGLED AMONGST THE TREES AND BRUSH, UNDER EXTREME TENSION.  PILOT RECEIVED BACK AND NECK INJURIES IN CRASH AND WAS FLOWN TO A LOCAL TRAUMA HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA09LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA031), Oct 30, 2008: Hughes 369D (N606AS), Carroll Township, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the improper assembly of the compressor discharge tubes to the combustion liner.

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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