# Accident 20211221021329A: Hughes 369D, Strawberry, AZ, December 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Strawberry, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3916° N, 111.6071° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3916&lon=-111.6071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111AD) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 2,566 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211221021329A

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, 12/21/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 MST, N111AD, A 1980 HUGHES (MD) MODEL 369D HELICOPTER, SERIAL NUMBER 400704D, LANDED SAFELY AFTER THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH A STATIC WIRE DAMAGING FOUR OF FIVE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING OFF AIRPORT NEAR STRAWBERRY, ARIZONA, IN DAYLIGHT, VMC CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY  INJURIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT OR STRUCTURES.

## 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 WPR22LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA078), Dec 21, 2021: Hughes 369D (N111AD), Strawberry, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a static wire during approach.

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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