# Accident 20121103024469A: Hughes OH-6A, Atlanta, GA, November 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2012, 22:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7528° N, 84.4672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7528&lon=-84.4672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N368PD-2014-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes OH-6A (registry code 4470905, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH-6A
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250 20&30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,933 total, 1,284 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13GA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13GA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121103024469A

## Narrative

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

THE PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUVERING BETWEEN 500 AND 400 FEET AGL WHEN IT DESCENDED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.IT HIT A POLE WITH IT'S SKIDS AND CRASHED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET.

## 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 ERA13GA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13GA046), Nov 4, 2012: Hughes OH-6A (N368PD), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude during maneuvering flight, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid a power pole and wires.

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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