# Incident 20090120013279I: Hughes 369E, Atlanta, GA, January 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4669° N, 84.4281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4669&lon=-84.4281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369FF (registry code 3030002, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 (registry code 03080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 986 total, 720 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090120013279I

## Narrative

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

THIS IS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.  DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED 3 OF THE 4 ROTOR BLADES ON THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACE THE UPPER TAILBOOM CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED.

## 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 ERA09CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA138), Jan 20, 2009: MD Helicopter 369E (N369PD), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Wind gusts during engine shutdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.

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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