McDonnell Douglas 369E N1611W
22 November 2006 · Lyons, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 November 2006 at about 23:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas 369E registered N1611W was involved in an accident near Lyons, Oregon, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lyons, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8186, -122.5939
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas 369E
- Registration
- N1611W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- External Load
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lyons → Lyons
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A severing of the helicopter's cyclic and collective rods by one of the load lifting slings following the failure of the other sling. A contributing factor was the hard landing due to the fact that an autorotation was not possible.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was moving Christmas trees during harvesting operations. He said that one of the two slings holding the load failed, and as the trees fell to the ground, the second sling "popped" into his rotor head. The pilot said that both the cyclic and collective were severed, and he lost all flight control. An autorotation was not possible and the helicopter fell to the ground and came to rest on its right side.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2006 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2006 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Columbus, Ohio, United States | City of Columbus Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2007 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Columbus, Ohio, United States | City of Columbus Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2007 | McDonnell Douglas 369FF | Haena, Hawaii, United States | Inter-Island Helicopter Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 2005 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Medford, Oregon, United States | Brim Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2007 | McDonnell Douglas 369FF | Placida, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2006 | Beechcraft V35B | Burns, Oregon, United States | Stanley E. Harris | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18A | Shady Cove, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Saint Paul, Oregon, United States | Laurence A. Holman | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Cessna 180 | Arock, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2006 | Cessna 206H | Aurora, Oregon, United States | Federal Bureau of Investigation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Kaman K-1200 | Dexter, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |