# Accident 20130402005089A: Md Helicopter Inc 369A, Conner, MT, April 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2013, 11:45 local time
- Place: Conner, MT
- Airport: Private Property
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9325° N, 114.1206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9325&lon=-114.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369HW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTER INC 369A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130402005089A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 2, 2013, AT 1145 MDT, A MD HELICOPTER 369A, N369HW, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, CONNER, MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE ATP WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SAME LOCATION, ON APRIL 2, 2013, AT APROXIMATELY 1100 MDT.

## 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 WPR13LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA178), Apr 2, 2013: MD Helicopter 369A (N369HW), Darby, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest the landing descent due to his incorrect use of the throttle, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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