Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA87FA194

SEATTLE, WA, USA

Aircraft #1

N8613F

HUGHES 369D

Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1000', THE ENG LOST POWER. HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION TO AN ATHLETIC FIELD IN A CITY PARK. DRG HIS APCH, HE CHANGED HIS PLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT SVRL TIMES DUE TO PERSONNEL ON THE FIELD. HE SAID THAT THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED, & SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. DRG TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD & SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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