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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Rimrock, WA · April 1, 1994

Date
April 1, 1994 · 12:40 local
Place
Rimrock, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
EEYL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5211R
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA94LA094
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost power in a hover. Autorotated too low and slow. Hard impact. Rolled over. Fuel tank was empty.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER IN A HOVER. AUTOROTATED TOO LOW AND SLOW. HARD IMPACT. ROLLED OVER. FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5211R · 1

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