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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369E · Phoenix, AZ · March 19, 1987

Date
March 19, 1987 · 09:20 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1601Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA157
Reported as
Hughes 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,530 total2,821 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Practice quick stops to hover. Student rolled throttle back.CFI applied full power but was TO0 late to avoid impact

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE QUICK STOPS TO HOVER. STUDENT ROLLED THROTTLE BACK.CFI APPLIED FULL POWER BUT WAS TO0 LATE TO AVOID IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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