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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Panama City · April 5, 2009

Date: April 5, 2009 · 17:00 local
Place: Panama City
Airport: Tocumen
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: N/A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2058X
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA244
Reported as: Hughes 369HS
Reported engine: Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,989 total3,000 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N2058XRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2020 · Hughes 369HSS/N 410315S · Built 1971 Airframe modelHughes 369HS Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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The helicopter, a Hughes 369 was operating aboard a venezuelan fishing vessel in the pacific ocean near Panama, after takeoff the tail rotor contacted a part of the fishing vessel and crashed back on the deck of the boat causing total damage with no injuries. The pilot was operating a us registered aircraft with only a venezuelan pilot certificate.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER, A HUGHES 369 WAS OPERATING ABOARD A VENEZUELAN FISHING VESSEL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR PANAMA, AFTER TAKEOFF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A PART OF THE FISHING VESSEL AND CRASHED BACK ON THE DECK OF THE BOAT CAUSING TOTAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING A US REGISTERED AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY A VENEZUELAN PILOT CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an object during takeoff from the deck of a fishing vessel.Apr 5, 2009 · Substantial damage