19881008047559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Branson, MO · October 8, 1988

Date
October 8, 1988 · 11:50 local
Place
Branson, MO
Airport
Table Rock Heliport
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N506WW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89FA004
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,064 total450 in this make and model270 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.

Reported rotor decay caused hard landing and rollover. No oil in drive clutch but clutch was working on impact.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ROTOR DECAY CAUSED HARD LANDING AND ROLLOVER. NO OIL IN DRIVE CLUTCH BUT CLUTCH WAS WORKING ON 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.