- Date
- October 9, 1979
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8611FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791009027769A
- Case key
- 133412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2556 79/10/9 DALLAS,TX HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1646 N8611F PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL AGE 32, 2830 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 378 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOW LEVEL FUEL WARNING SYS INOP DUE TO FAILURE OF DIODE, PN 2N3638.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8611F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.