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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Seattle, WA · September 27, 1987

Date
September 27, 1987 · 10:30 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8613F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87FA194
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total18 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Made a hard autorotation landing when engine quit. Lost rotor RPM avoiding persons on athletic field.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT. LOST ROTOR RPM AVOIDING PERSONS ON ATHLETIC FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8613F · 1

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