- Date
- November 27, 1992, 15:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place
- Scotts Mills, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9228FHughes 369HS
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921127048209A
- Case key
- 42966
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot in command's misjudged descent. Factors include the pilot in command's lack of experience in this type of operation.
Analysis
The pilot was learning the techniques specific to christmas tree operations. Aboard the aircraft with him was an experienced pilot who was coaching him on the techniques. While carrying a load of six or seven small logs, the helicopter made a hard landing and the rotor blades struck the tail boom during one approach to a 55 gallon drum being used as a target. A witness stated that the helicopter appeared to settle with power.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9228F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1140666S
- Airframe hours
- 7,905
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 278 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Operator
- Kenram Corp
- Registered owner
- Kenram Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1992 · 42 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,335 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.