19920530017229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Volcanoes Natio, HI · May 30, 1992

Date
May 30, 1992 · 13:25 local
Place
Volcanoes Natio, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MUNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1100A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA224
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 in this make and model300 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.

Chip light lit up. Engine quit on descent to land. Flared to miss tour bus. Hard landing. Engine known to leak oil.

As the FAA filed it

CHIP LIGHT LIT UP. ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO LAND. FLARED TO MISS TOUR BUS. HARD LANDING. ENGINE KNOWN TO LEAK OIL.

NTSB investigation

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