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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Pacific Ocean · June 20, 1997

Date
June 20, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Pacific Ocean
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4250N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA218
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,132 total248 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fish spotting helicopter electronic trim failed. Lost control landing on ship pad. Hit water. Rolled. Sb on trim pa

As the FAA filed it

FISH SPOTTING HELICOPTER ELECTRONIC TRIM FAILED. LOST CONTROL LANDING ON SHIP PAD. HIT WATER. ROLLED. SB ON TRIM PA

NTSB investigation

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