20220815008049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes Helicopters 369E · Ely, NV · August 15, 2022

Date
August 15, 2022 · 08:20 local
Place
Ely, NV
Airport
Ely
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
O8UL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N500AR
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA305
Reported as
Hughes Helicopters 369E
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10,068 total1,010 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During a low level maneuver while rounding up a herd of horses tail rotor struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A LOW LEVEL MANEUVER WHILE ROUNDING UP A HERD OF HORSES TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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