# Accident 20090405047149A: Hughes 369HS, Panama City, April 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Panama City
- Airport: Tocumen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N/A
- Location: 36.5141° N, 122.5402° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5141&lon=-122.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2058X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2058X-2020-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 13,989 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090405047149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR09LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA244), Apr 5, 2009: Hughes 369HS (N2058X), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an object during takeoff from the deck of a fishing vessel.

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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