# NTSB ANC81FA088: Hughes 500D, N58262, Farewell, AK, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- Place: Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3619  81/6/30  NR.FAREWELL,AK        HUGHES 500D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3500
        TIME - 0845                    N58262              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 254 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLIE LAKE,AK            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         FAREWELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CO FLT PLN. PLT MAKING PINNACLE APP TO RIDGELNE.GOVERNOR LEVER CONTROL ROD FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58262 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500D
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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