- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Place
- Alakanuk, AK · ALAKANUK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9090FHughes 500C
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133818
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3875 79/9/2 NR.ALAKANUK,AK HUGHES 500C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1025 N9090F PX- 0 2 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 28, 5410 TOTAL HOURS, 900 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALAKANUK,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMP,FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES WORN.AD 78-14-08 NCW.ENG PWR LOST DRG HOVER AT APRX 50FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9090F
- Reported as
- Hughes 500C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9090FRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.