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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Vallejo, CA · March 30, 1989

Date
March 30, 1989 · 17:25 local
Place
Vallejo, CA
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5108E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA141
Reported as
Hughes 369D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,017 total284 in this make and model187 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.

Engine quit on climbout autorotated to a hard landing. Main rotors chopped tail. Fuel pressure control tube cracked

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL. FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL TUBE CRACKED

NTSB investigation

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