# Accident 20101115051779A: Hughes 369D, Salem, OR, November 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2010, 12:30 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 45.0833° N, 123.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0833&lon=-123.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155PH-2011-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,901 total, 1,389 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101115051779A

## Narrative

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

WHILE OPERATING UNDER PART 133 DURING A CHRISTMAS TREE HAULING OPERATION, THE REMOTE HOOK FOR THE EXTERNAL LOAD APPEARS TO HAVE MOMENTARILY SNAGGED THE TOP OF A, CAUSING THE HOOK TO CATAPULT THROUGH THE AIR AND IMPACT A MAIN ROTOR BLADE.  SUBSEQUENTLY, ANOTHER MAIN ROTOR BLADE IMPACTED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. BOTH FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION FELL TO THE GROUND FROM AN APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF 25-30 FEET AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 70-80 FEET APART. THE PILOT SURVIVED THE IMPACT AND WAS AIR-LIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED BY INSPECTOR JLJ AS PART OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.  REFERENCE PTRS # 201103192.

## 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 WPR11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA048), Nov 15, 2010: MD Helicopter 369D (N155PH), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance between the longline and trees, which resulted in the longline snagging a tree and then recoiling into the main rotor blades and a subsequent loss of…

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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