Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E N69NW accident near Orting, Washington, November 7, 2026
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, registration N69NW, was involved in an accident near Orting, Washington on November 7, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case WPR27LA038 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 39 minutes of the flight after departing the Olympia Rgnl area (KOLM), reaching a maximum of 1,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:32 UTC, at 225 ft and 37 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 6 km from Tacoma/Pierce Cnty (KPLU).
The nearest weather report, from KPLU (6 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported, weather: -DZ (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a McDonnell Douglas Helicopters 369 E registered in United States (Mode S A9299E).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- November 7, 2026
- Location
- Orting, Washington
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E
- Registration
- N69NW
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR27LA038 (In work)
- Departure area
- Olympia Rgnl (KOLM)
- Nearest airport
- Tacoma/Pierce Cnty (KPLU)
- Recorded flight
- 39 min, max 1,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:32 UTC, 225 ft, 37 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR27LA038; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.