# Incident 20200603007769I: Hughes 369D, Holton, KS, June 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Holton, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: IZWL
- Location: 39.4699° N, 95.7326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4699&lon=-95.7326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,363 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200603007769I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 03, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME, A HUGHES MODEL 369D, SERIAL NUMBER 911027D, N138WH EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO A MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADE. WHEN A FLEXIBLE WIRE FRAMED WINDOW SUN SHADE WAS SUCKED INTO THE ROTOR WASH FROM THE CAB OF THE FUELING TRUCK. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT IT DOWN. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A REMOTE LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF HOLTON KANSAS. REFER TO GPS COORDINATES FOR EXACT LOCATION LAT 39 31 54 LONG 95 43 41. NO FURTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED.

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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