19861210071579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Charlotte, NC · December 10, 1986

Date
December 10, 1986 · 14:00 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58188
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA040
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total900 in this make and model200 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 helicopter lost power and impacted in a parking lot. Lower pulley shaft failed. Suspect poor maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND IMPACTED IN A PARKING LOT. LOWER PULLEY SHAFT FAILED. SUSPECT POOR MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

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