19931222047129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Waimea Kauai, HI · December 22, 1993

Date
December 22, 1993 · 08:00 local
Place
Waimea Kauai, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
FNHL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N115HD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA076
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total8,000 in this make and model

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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 with load on long line. Released load. Autorotated. Collapsed fuel nozzle screen. Fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WITH LOAD ON LONG LINE. RELEASED LOAD. AUTOROTATED. COLLAPSED FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN. FUEL CONTAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

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