19890326004639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS355F1 · Bear Valley, CA · March 26, 1989

Date
March 26, 1989 · 12:33 local
Place
Bear Valley, CA
Airport
Bear Valley Stol
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CFEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA136
Reported as
Aerosp AS355F1
Reported engine
Allison 250C20F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total120 in this make and model60 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 authority descending at slow speed for landing. Tried go around. Snow caused whiteout.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY DESCENDING AT SLOW SPEED FOR LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND. SNOW CAUSED WHITEOUT.

NTSB investigation

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