19881004044449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias SA341G · Fields, OR · October 4, 1988

Date: October 4, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place: Fields, OR
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N401S
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA89LA007
Reported as: Snias SA341G
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total68 in this make and model47 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.

Lost tail rotor control on approach to hover. Rotor RPM decayed on recovery crash landed. Blamed fuel limiter.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON APPROACH TO HOVER. ROTOR RPM DECAYED ON RECOVERY CRASH LANDED. BLAMED FUEL LIMITER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA89LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFields, ORThe plt rprtd that as he was in a slow descending turn to the left at about 20 KTS (translational lift). The helicopter suddenly rotated to the left without warning. He estimated that this occurred at about 30 ft AGL. He applied right pedal & the rotation…Oct 4, 1988 · Substantial damage