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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 369E · Houston, TX · May 5, 2009

Date: May 5, 2009 · 16:50 local
Place: Houston, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8372F
Reported as: Hughes 369E
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8372FRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369ES/N 0488E · Built 1991 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Returning to base following a routine air patrol, the pilot and passenger heard a loud bang followed by complete loss of engine power. A autorotation was successfully completed with minimal damage to the right skid gear aft vertical support and the engine cowling. Post examination indicated a complete, uncontained castatrophic failure of the turbine section of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RETURNING TO BASE FOLLOWING A ROUTINE AIR PATROL, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A AUTOROTATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SKID GEAR AFT VERTICAL SUPPORT AND THE ENGINE COWLING. POST EXAMINATION INDICATED A COMPLETE, UNCONTAINED CASTATROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TURBINE SECTION OF THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N8372F · 2

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

Accident 20240930015339AManvel, TXDuring an evaluation/check-ride flight on 30 September 2024. The pilot under evaluation who was the PIC was at the controls performing a practice autorotation to a grass strip. The crew had performed several practice autorotations prior. The CFI announced…Sep 30, 2024 · Substantial damage Accident 20230907010599AHouston, TXPIC was giving an evaluation flight at kaxh. After several takeoffs and landings to rwy 27 the PIC initiated power recovery autorotations to rwy 27. The crew had completed three autorotations and were setting up for the fourth power recovery auto from 800'…Sep 7, 2023 · Substantial damage