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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369FF · Madera, CA · May 24, 1990

Date
May 24, 1990 · 09:30 local
Place
Madera, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
CUCA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N530R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA191
Reported as
Hughes 369FF
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,416 total1,159 in this make and model106 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 power in hover preparing to hookup long line. Autorotated. Rolled on landing. Engine ran normal in test cell.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER IN HOVER PREPARING TO HOOKUP LONG LINE. AUTOROTATED. ROLLED ON LANDING. ENGINE RAN NORMAL IN TEST CELL.

NTSB investigation

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