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FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Matthewtown Gre, Bahamas · October 6, 1984

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Date
October 6, 1984 · 13:40 local
Place
Matthewtown Gre, Bahamas
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N47203
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,550 total8 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N47203Registration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DS/N 800777D · Built 1980Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Lost power autorotated to ocean surface. Emergency floats failed to deploy. Helicopter rolled over and sank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AUTOROTATED TO OCEAN SURFACE. EMERGENCY FLOATS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AND SANK.