# Incident 20101015048279I: Md Helicopt 369FF, Utuado, PR, October 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Utuado, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2692° N, 66.7060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utuado, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2692&lon=-66.7060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5841Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5841Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369FF (registry code 3030002, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPT 369FF
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,863 total, 1,532 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101015048279I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT PILOT REPORTED A STRONG SOUND COMING FROM TAIL ROTOR  AND AFTER THAT TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. PILOT DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## Other reports on N5841Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240409005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240409005259A), Apr 9, 2024: Md Helicopters Inc 369FF (N5841Z), Ceiba, PR, Substantial damage. On April 9, 2024, at around 1345Z, an MD helicopters [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial damage while practicing rapid deceleration/quick stop…
- [Incident 20070627017979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070627017979I), Jun 27, 2007: Hughes 369FF (N5841Z), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot conducted low level power line patrolling. Over mountainous area while cruising at 30 KTS pilot encountered an old 13,000 volts line that was…

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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