# Accident 20130625012029A: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, Casa Grande, AZ, June 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2013, 06:55 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8381° N, 111.7247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8381&lon=-111.7247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34CT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130625012029A

## Narrative

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

ON 6-25-13 AT APPROXIMATELY 0645 MST N34CT, MD-369 HELICOPTER DEPARTED CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL (CGZ) AIRPORT FOR A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT.  THIS FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE RECENT MAINTENANCE OF INSTALLING A DONALDSON AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM AND A NEW HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES SOUTH OF CGZ AT 0655 N34CT LOST ENGINE POWER THE PIC ENTERED INTO AN AUTOROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE DESERT. ALL THREE ON BOARD WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR OWN.

## 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 WPR13LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA290), Jun 25, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N34CT), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the ingestion of a foreign object and maintenance personnel's failure to remove shop rags before completing the installation of the air inlet barrier system.

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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