# Incident 20260101001019I: Hughes 369D, Rogersburg, ID, January 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2026, 10:15 local time
- Place: Rogersburg, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N861MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861MC) (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: 4,399 total, 108 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260101001019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CONDUCTING HELICOPTER GAME CAPTURING OPERATION THE STANDARD PROCEDURE IS TO TOE INTO A SLOPING HILL TO DROP OFF DOOR NET GUNNER TO COMPLETE CAPTURE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PUT ONE SKID ON THE SIDE OF SLOPED HILL INSTEAD, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIPS BRIEFLY STRUCK ROCKS ON THE HILLSIDE. PILOT RELOCATED TO LEVEL LANDING ZONE AND SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE TIPS OF ALL FIVE MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

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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