# Accident 20190305000909A: Hughes 369D, Talking Rock, GA, March 5, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talking Rock, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5333° N, 84.5225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5333&lon=-84.5225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89ZC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89ZC-2021-09-04) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190305000909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN WORK PROFILE, CARRYING AN APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT LONG REMOTE POWERED SAW BLADE. TRAVELING IN AN EASTERN DIRECTION, DETAILS REVILED  SAW BLADE ASSEMBLY STRUCK LARGE WOOD STRUCTURE DEER STAND. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A STALL CONDITION, AIRCRAFT FELL INTO WOODS ABOUT 20 YARDS. AIRCRAFT FELL SIDEWAYS BETWEEN TREES. NO EVIDENCE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE IN MOTION.

## 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 ERA19FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA118), Mar 5, 2019: Hughes 369 (N89ZC), Talking Rock, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the overrunning clutch subassembly due to abnormal bending loads due to cracks on the center engine mount, which resulted in an inflight loss of power. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N89ZC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180822012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180822012109A), Aug 22, 2018: Hughes 369D (N89ZC), Ridgway, PA, Minor damage. Pilot and general manager were surveying power lines for storm damage for first energy power company. While operating at approximately 80 feet AGL between two…
- [Accident 20140729012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729012839A), Jul 29, 2014: Hughes 369D (N89ZC), West Liberty, OH, Substantial damage. Description of event and comments with recommendation(s) (1) Description of event. July 29, 2014; pilot was conducting vegetation cutting activities using a…

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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