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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Shandon, CA · August 30, 1983

Date
August 30, 1983 · 17:30 local
Place
Shandon, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5007G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA416
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,452 total38 in this make and model15 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.

Reported power loss at 50 feet AGL cruise. Chopped off tailboom on hard landing. Cause of power interruption unknown.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS AT 50 FEET AGL CRUISE.CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM ON HARD LANDING.CAUSE OF POWER INTERRUPTION UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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