# NTSB investigations: MD Helicopters 369FF

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA121.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Mojave, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 9, 2026 · N530XX · Substantial damage
  > On March 9, 2026, about 1517 Pacific daylight time, an MD Helicopters 369FF, N530XX, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mojave, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB WPR26FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA074.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Superior, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jan 2, 2026 · N3502P · Substantial damage
  > On January 2, 2026, at about 1100 mountain standard time, an MD Helicopters MD369FF helicopter, N3502P, was substantially damaged when it impacted a highline/slackline near Superior, Arizona. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter…
- [NTSB CEN25LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA098.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Cookville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 16, 2025 · N6100N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree during the low altitude operation.
- [NTSB WPR24LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA239.md): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2024 · N540HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain helicopter control during autorotation, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the delayed remedial action from the flight instructor.
- [NTSB ERA24LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA172.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Ceiba, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2024 · N5841Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to ensure adequate clearance from the taxiway while performing a quick stop maneuver.
- [NTSB WPR24LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA028.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2023 · N369FF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper autorotation profile during deceleration that resulted in the tail rotor assembly impacting the ground.
- [NTSB CEN22LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA402.md): MD Helicopters 369E · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2022 · N1576F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain aircraft control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA183.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2021 · N6068S · Substantial damage
  > A tail rotor blade strike to an undetermined object while practicing approaches to unimproved terrain.
- [NTSB ERA15LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA280.md): MD Helicopter 369FF · Vega Baja, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2015 · N5842Z · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to insufficient lubrication to the engine's No. 2 bearing, which resulted in the failure of the bearing and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN12TA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA550.md): MD Helicopter 369 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 16, 2012 · N551CP · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a 4th-stage turbine blade due to high-cycle fatigue, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA09FA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA419.md): MD Helicopter 530 (369FF) · Camp Butler, Iraq · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2009 · N974BW · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during a low-level course reversal.
- [NTSB ERA09CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA138.md): MD Helicopter 369E · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 20, 2009 · N369PD · Substantial damage
  > Wind gusts during engine shutdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3030002', '3030015'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3030002

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