19921116046859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Carlsbad, CA · November 16, 1992

Date: November 16, 1992 · 06:34 local
Place: Carlsbad, CA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HXFL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N220AL
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX93LA044
Reported as: Hughes 369D
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,805 total4,430 in this make and model

N220ALRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2013 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DS/N 1090606D · Built 1979 Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Smoke in cockpit, loud bang, engine quit. Autorotated. Chopped tail landing. Overrunning clutch bearing failed.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT, LOUD BANG, ENGINE QUIT. AUTOROTATED. CHOPPED TAIL LANDING. OVERRUNNING CLUTCH BEARING FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX93LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarlsbad, CAFailure of the overrunning clutch assembly bearing for undetermined reasons.Nov 16, 1992 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N220AL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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