19791011000119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Abbeville, LA · October 11, 1979

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Date: October 11, 1979 · 10:08 local
Place: Abbeville, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N58420
Reported as: Hughes 369D
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,586 total354 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

N58420Registration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DS/N 880337D · Built 1978 Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Engine failure. Made hard autorotate landing in terraced field. Excessive carbon caused peashooter shaft failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING IN TERRACED FIELD. EXCESSIVE CARBON CAUSED PEASHOOTER SHAFT FAILURE.

Other reports on N58420 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19860307005849APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · New Boston, TXAircraft lost tail rotor control during landing and rolled over. Tail rotor drive coupling had fatigue fracture.Mar 7, 1986 · Substantial damage Accident 19810401023869AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Abbeville, LAEngine failure. Made hard autorotate landing in terraced field excessive carbon caused peashooter shaft failure.Apr 1, 1981 · Substantial damage