WPR27LA038

NTSB accident investigation · Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Orting, WA · November 7, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
November 7, 2026, 11:00, time zone not recorded
Place
Orting, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N69NWMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E
Defining event
Approach: Loss of engine power (total)
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Case key
204152

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N69NW
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E
Operator
Northwest Helicopters LLC
Registered owner
Northwest Helicopters LLC

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.