# Accident 20110516013289A: Md Helicopters Inc 369E, Victoria, TX, May 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2011, 13:10 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8844° N, 96.8386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8844&lon=-96.8386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4278T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278T-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369E (registry code 3030008, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20R/2 (registry code 03092, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20r-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20R/2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,699 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110516013289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VICTORIA, TEXAS (KVCT). PILOT REPORTED TO TOWER HE HAD LOST PARTIAL POWER AND WAS DOWN IN A FIELD WITH NO INJURIES. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME APPROXIMATLY FIVE MINUTES. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELD JUST PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN11LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA339), May 16, 2011: MD Helicopter 369E (N4278T), Victoria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the governor limit switch was properly set, which resulted in reduced engine power.

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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