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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Ash, NC · September 17, 2021

Date: September 17, 2021 · 11:50 local
Place: Ash, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 5BWG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N420AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA368
Reported as: Hughes 369HS
Reported engine: Allison 250-C20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,453 total1,926 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

N420ATRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2024 · Hughes 369HSS/N 940648S Airframe modelHughes 369HS Engine modelAllison 250-C20Turbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated: "on Friday, 9/17/21 between 10:00 and 11:00 am we were in NC spraying beans. I came in and got the first load of the day and when I flew off, the helicopter did not have sufficient power. When I went to come off the truck the low rotor RPM horn came on and by then I was in the beans. The engine was still running with power and I shut it off."

Signed,privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED: "ON FRIDAY, 9/17/21 BETWEEN 10:00 AND 11:00 AM WE WERE IN NC SPRAYING BEANS. I CAME IN AND GOT THE FIRST LOAD OF THE DAY AND WHEN I FLEW OFF, THE HELICOPTER DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER. WHEN I WENT TO COME OFF THE TRUCK THE LOW ROTOR RPM HORN CAME ON AND BY THEN I WAS IN THE BEANS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH POWER AND I SHUT IT OFF."

SIGNED,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA21LA368Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAsh, NCA partial loss of engine power due to corrosion and erosion damage to the engine’s compressor section components.Sep 17, 2021 · Substantial damage