# Accident 20160326004249A: Hughes 369D, Jamestown, ND, March 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Jamestown, ND
- Airport: Jamestown Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9261° N, 98.6831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9261&lon=-98.6831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326004249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD A TAILROTOR GROUND STRIKE WHILE CONDUCTING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. NTSB DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CLASSIFY AS AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA16CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA168), Mar 26, 2016: Hughes 369 (N721RP), Jamestown, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate while flaring during a practice autorotation with a power recovery, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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