McDonnell Douglas 369E N577DB
19 July 2001 · Niagara Falls, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 2001 at about 19:40 local time, a McDonnell Douglas 369E registered N577DB was involved in an accident near Niagara Falls, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Niagara Falls, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.0992, -78.9492
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas 369E
- Registration
- N577DB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Niagara Falls → Niagara Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The right skid getting snagged on the helicopter-dolly resulting in dynamic rollover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter came to a hover over a helicopter-dolly in preparation for landing. The wind was to the front right of the helicopter as the pilot lowered the collective. As the helicopter touched down, the pilot felt that the right skid was not properly situated on the dolly. When he increased collective to reposition the helicopter, it rolled to the right, and impacted the ground. About 15 minutes after the accident, a weather facility located approximately 3 miles to the southeast of the accident site, recorded the wind as 8 knots. According to FAA AC 90-87, if a rolling moment is allowed to develop while one skid is in contact with the ground, a helicopter can exceed its critical rollover angle, and roll onto its side. The pilot had approximately 2,200 hours of total flight experience, all of which was in turbine helicopters, and about 200 hours of that was in the accident helicopter make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2001 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | Omni Aviation Services | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2001 | McDonnell Douglas 369HS | Pacific Ocean | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2002 | McDonnell Douglas 369D | Medford, Oregon, United States | T L Forest Products Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 2000 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Bloomfield, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 2002 | McDonnell Douglas 369HS | PremierGameFarm, South Africa | El;s Broers Boerdery Partnership | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2000 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Kernville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 152 | Corning, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2001 | Boeing 767-200ER | New York City, New York, United States | American Airlines | Fatal | 92 |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 182P | Oswego, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Cattaraugus, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Airbus A300B4-605R | Belle Harbor, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 260 |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Islip, New York, United States | Helicopter Flight Training, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |