MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF accident at Mesa, AZ, 5 May 2021

On May 5, 2021, a MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF operated by MD HELICOPTERS INC was involved in an aviation accident near Mesa, AZ. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: A tail rotor blade strike to an undetermined object while practicing approaches to unimproved terrain. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.