19830801075869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Tehachapi, CA · August 1, 1983

Date
August 1, 1983 · 14:40 local
Place
Tehachapi, CA
Airport
Tehachapi Municipal
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9142F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA370
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,150 total83 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot failed to maintain rotor speed during landing. The helicopter landed hard and skidded into a truck.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED DURING LANDING. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND SKIDDED INTO A TRUCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.