# Accident 20190317001549A: Md Helicopter Inc 369HS, Newberg, OR, March 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2019, 17:23 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3303° N, 122.9683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3303&lon=-122.9683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369HS (registry code 3030012, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTER INC 369HS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,154 total, 33 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190317001549A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. APPROXIMATELY SIX MINUTES INTO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW LEFT WITH A NOTABLE ENGINE SOUND CHANGE AND DECREASING ROTOR RPM. PIC STATED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND EXECUTED 180 DEGREE AUTO ROTATION TO A GRASS FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD BREAKING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT TUBES AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. NO INJURY TO PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR19LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA097), Mar 17, 2019: MD Helicopter 369 (N119T), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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