NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR20LA323
Registry · N509CG
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MD HELICOPTERS INC 369HS
Year of manufacture
1974 · 46 years old at event
TCDS
H3WE · MD HELICOPTERS INC (MDHI)
Engine
ALLISON 250-C20 (400 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20170215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A65B98
Registrant of record
CGCK HOLDINGS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an approach with a gusting variable wind, which resulted in an impact with terrain.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, he was decelerating the helicopter while on approach to the runway with a gusting variable wind when the helicopter unexpectedly yawed to the right. He applied full left anti-torque pedal input to no avail, so he applied forward cyclic to increase forward airspeed, but the helicopter continued to spin clockwise. He immediately reduced power to land, but the left skid struck a bush and the helicopter impacted terrain and rolled over, coming to rest on its left side. The fuselage and the tail boom were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2020_WPR20LA323.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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- Semantic Scholar 2020 · Article (Pilot and Feasibility Studies)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 · Conference paper
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