# Accident 20130812017849A: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, Burns, OR, August 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operator: AWTA
- Location: 43.7439° N, 118.8794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7439&lon=-118.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62PJ-2013-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13GA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13GA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812017849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N62PJ WAS CONDUCTING PUBLIC USE OPERATIONS FOR HARNEY COUNTY SHERIFF.  WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WITH ALTITUDE VARYING BETWEEN 400 AND 700 FEET AGL, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OUT WARNING LIGHTS AND HORN.  PILOT COMPLETED AN AUTOROTATION BUT LANDED HARD.

## 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 WPR13GA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13GA374), Aug 12, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N62PJ), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the separation of one of the 4th-stage turbine wheel blades due to low-cycle fatigue cracking that had progressed to high-cycle fatigue…

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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