- Date
- June 12, 1983, 15:56 local (20:56 UTC)
- Place
- S. Padre Island, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58258Hughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612024919A
- Case key
- 20929
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The helicopter made a hard touchdown during a precautionary landing after the plt felt a tail rotor vibration. The landing was made on a beach and the touchdown collapsed the left side of the landing gear cross tube. This separated thetail boom. Examination of the tail rotor revealed that the blades were very loose on their conical bearings, indicating that the bearings were worn. No other problems were noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58258
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1180389D
- Airframe hours
- 1,493
- Engine
- Allison 250-20B, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Sandlin Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Delta Helcopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1983
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,104 total · 168 in this make and model · 4,991 as pilot in command · 245 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.