# Accident 20210205001189A: Hughes OH-6A, Horseshoe Bend, ID, February 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2021, 12:09 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Bend, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 44.0002° N, 116.1355° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0002&lon=-116.1355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6639R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6639R-2021-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes OH-6A (registry code 4470905, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH-6A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210205001189A

## Narrative

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

DURING A PREDATOR MITIGATION FLIGHT AND WHILE IN A HOVER THE PILOT MOVED TO LINE UP A SHOT ON A WOLF AND AT VERY LOW AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE THE ENGINE SPOOLED BACK CAUSING THE PILOT TO DUMP THE COLLECTIVE AND ATTEMPT AN AUTOROTATION WHICH THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOO MUCH FORWARD MOMENTUM IN A STEP HILLY REGION AND THE SKIDS CAUGHT THE TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER HARD IN A RAVINE.

## 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 WPR21LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA107), Feb 5, 2021: Hughes OH-6A (N6639R), Horseshoe Bend, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a leak in the fuel cell outlet valve.

## Other reports on N6639R (1)

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

- [Accident 20041015028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015028309A), Oct 15, 2004: Hughes OH6A (N6639R), Jacumba, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 15, 2004, about 0115 PDT, a Hughes operated by us border patrol collided with the terrain while performing low altitude maneuvers. According…

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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