- Date
- July 7, 1980
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N58431Hughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800707026379A
- Case key
- 129204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2608 80/7/7 ALBUQUERQUE,NM HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N58431 PX- 0 0 0 CHECK 32, 1700 TOTAL HOURS, ALL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58431
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N58431Registered now · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N58431 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN21LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKaufman, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during low-level maneuvering.NTSB LAX05CA263Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVthe pilot's improper use of the cyclic flight control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB LAX99TA088Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLas Vegas, NVThe pilot's failure to properly judge the landing flare maneuver during a practice autorotative landing resulting in a hard landing.