# Accident 20130515010769A: Hughes 369D, Camdenton, MO, May 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Camdenton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: SJKL
- Location: 38.0009° N, 92.7408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0009&lon=-92.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N725M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,590 total, 3,136 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130515010769A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TRIMMING TREES FROM A POWERLINE RIGHT-OF-WAY TWO MILES SOUTH OF CAMDENTON, MISSOURI, THE PILOT OBSERVED A PIECE OF TREE DEBRIS COMING UP FROM THE SAW WHICH HIT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE PILOT NOTICED A MOMENTARY VIBRATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT INSPECTED THE HELICOPTER AND THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS A SLIGHT WRINKLE NEAR THE ROOT AND TRAILING EDGE OF ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## 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 CEN13CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA281), May 15, 2013: Hughes 369D (N725M), Camdenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The piece of wood/tree that contacted the main rotor blade during the low altitude tree-trimming flight.

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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