# Accident 20141231024289A: Md Helicopters Inc 369FF, Las Vegas, NV, December 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2014, 13:29 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 115.1189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-115.1189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530KK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,733 total, 2,108 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15TA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15TA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141231024289A

## Narrative

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

A POLICE HELICOPTER DEPARTED NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT),  WITH A PILOT AND OBSERVER CREW MEMBER, ON A ROUTINE PATROL FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, WHEN THE  AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN ORBIT OVER THE SCENE, A  REDUCTION IN ROTOR RPM WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THE ROTOR RPM WITH THE ELECTRONIC TRIM SWITCH. WITH NO SUCCESS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE MISSION AND RETURN TO VGT. WHILE MANUEVERING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRPORT,  A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. THE PILOT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH THE PILOT AND OBSERVER EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 WPR15TA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15TA071), Dec 31, 2014: MD Helicopter 369FF (N530KK), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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