19870527047709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Hawesville, KY · May 27, 1987

Date
May 27, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Hawesville, KY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
DXML
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9180F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87DLQ02
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,328 total371 in this make and model7 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 engine failed and the helicopter landed hard. Loose b nut on fuel pump was cause of power loss.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. LOOSE B NUT ON FUEL PUMP WAS CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

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