Hughes OH-6A
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Accident 20250222002299AHughes OH-6A · Santa Teresa, NMOn February 22, 2025, at or around 16:20 MST, a Hughes OH-6 tail rotor struck the tail boom and crashed (accident) at Dona ana county municipal airport (dna), NM, while taxiing 20 feet off the ground on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions…Accident 20210205001189AHughes OH-6A · Horseshoe Bend, IDDuring 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…Accident 20200108007629AHughes OH-6A · Preston, GAOn January 8, 2020, a Hughes OH-6A, N6186U, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and subsequent autorotation near Preston, Georgia. The pilot and 1 crew member sustained minor injuries and both were hospitalized. The helicopter was…Accident 20130326004129AHughes OH-6A · Caddo, TXOn March 26, 2013, at approximately 1337 CDT, a commercial pilot was operating the OH6A helicopter and lost tail rotor effectiveness (lte), while descending for a landing in a grass field. The aircraft impacted terrain and crashed in a farm pond. The pilot…Accident 20121103024469AHughes OH-6A · Atlanta, GAThe public use aircraft was manuvering between 500 and 400 feet AGL when it descended for unknown reasons. It hit a pole with it's skids and crashed in the middle of a street.Accident 20121013023732AHughes OH-6A · West Chester, PAOn Saturday, October 13, 2012, at approximately 0920 local time, a five-ship formation of Hughes 500 helicopters from lancaster airport, PA (lnr) arrived to conduct sightseeing rides at a rotorfest event at Brandywine Airport (koqn), PA, an uncontrolled…Accident 20090604018059AHughes OH6A · Benson, AZ(-23) While practicing autorotation procedures, touched, down, aircraft jumped off runway, not enough RPM to maintain flight. Contracted ground second time and continued to move on ground rotating counter clockwise. Right side landing gear collapsed. Both…Accident 20080209010439AHughes OH6A · Valentine, TX(-23) On February 9, 2008, at approximately 1115 CST, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was operating N66372, a Hughes 500/OH6A, owned by the us border patrol service (usbps). The pilot was patrolling an area over a privately owned ranch located approximately…Accident 20041025029609AHughes OH6A · Sells, AZ(-23) On October 25, 2004, N6188L, a border patrol OH-6 helicopter was hovering at approximately 50 feet during a routine search when the engine quit. The pilot stated that he did not have enough altitude to adequately autorotate resulting in destroying the…Accident 20041015028309AHughes OH6A · Jacumba, CA(-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 to the pilot he was assisting border patrol ground units with a group of illegal aliens in…Incident 20040202002579IHughes OH6A · Yuma, AZ(-23) Upon returning to "jmar" the Yuma station, the pilot was flying normally @ 500' (AGL) then flared to a hover @ 50' (AGL). A loud "humming" noise could be heard as reported by the pilot, then a loud "bang". The pilot auto-rotated as best he could which…Accident 20031115027899AHughes OH6A · Greenville, SC(-23) On November 15, 2003, at approximately 1015 local, a Hughes 369-A, registration number N536, helicopter impacted terrain after losing the aft section of the tail boom. N536, was on a FAR part 61 training flight, and had moments earlier made a touchdown…Accident 20030512010529AHughes OH6A · Pantak, AZ(-23) On may 12, 2003, a Hughes oh 6A, public-use helicopter operated by the U.S. Border patrol collided with terrain and was destroyed. The pilot reported that while flying about 300 feet above ground level he heard a loud bang followed by the helicopter…Accident 20021031037779AHughes OH6A · Marietta, PA(-23) On October 31, 2002, at 1721 hours local eastern daylight savings time, a Hughes helicopter HU-369-OH6A, N817SC, flew into the susquehanna river while flying at low levels over the river in east donegal township, PA. Visual meteorological conditions…Accident 20011125031789AHughes OH6A · Hernando, MS(-23) During auto rotation to ground, instructor pilot noticed aircraft descending too rapidly but could not recover in time. (.4) on November 25, 2001, about 1600 central standard time, a Hughes OH-6A helicopter, N129BC, registered to, and operated by the…Accident 20000420036799AHughes OH6A · Green Valley, AZ(-23) On April 20, 2000, at approx. 0730 local time, N61869, HU-369-0H6A, operated by the U.S. Border patrol air operations unit, made a forced landing near Green Valley, AZ. The flight originated in tucson, AZ at approx. 0615 local. The aircraft experienced…Accident 19991220037039AHughes OH6A · Fort Myers, FL(.19) On December 20, about 0800 eastern standard time, a Hughes OH-6A, N72LC, registered to and operated by lee county sheriff's department as a title 14 CFR part 91 public-use flight, crashed into the roof of a building during approach for landing. Visual…Accident 19990615007109AHughes OH6A · Tucson, AZU.S. Border patrol air operations Hughes OH-6A helicopter was on short final to rwy 03 when the pilot stated that the engine had quit, and the acft crashed short of the rwy, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) a/c lost power while approaching Tucson intl.…Incident 19980128003209IHughes OH6A · El Paso, TXNarrative: on January 28, 1998 at 15:40 MST, a Hughes OH-6A, N17WW, registered to the us border patrol, experienced a hard landing at West Texas Airport, El Paso, Texas while performing an autorotation during a training flight. Visual meteorological…Accident 19970414037699AHughes OH6A · Marfa, TXNight practice autorotation. Night recurrent training. Rocked back on skids. Student used aft cyclic. Chopped tail.Accident 19951020047099AHughes OH6A · Imperial, CABorder patrol helicopter made hard auto landing due power loss. Fuel exhausted. Failed to note low fuel light.Accident 19950721019269AHughes OH6A · Panama City, FLRocked forward and backwards on landing during practice autorotation. Main rotors struck the tailboom.
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