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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Georgetown, CA · September 15, 1993

Date
September 15, 1993 · 12:30 local
Place
Georgetown, CA
Phase of flight
Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
JYDL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N501RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA353
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,475 total1,500 in this make and model45 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.

Inadverently entered settling with power. Unable to timely jettison load. Descended into trees.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERENTLY ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER. UNABLE TO TIMELY JETTISON LOAD. DESCENDED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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