- Date
- May 30, 1985, 18:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9660FHughes 300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850530025749A
- Case key
- 21762
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Analysis
While undergoing helicopter transition training from the previous owner, who holds no instructor certificate, the new owner's son had been practicing pwr recovery autorotations. The eng failed to respond to application of throttle, and a full autorotative landing was attempted, unsuccessfully. The helicopter sustained subtantial damage in a hard landing. No mechanical malfunction was discovered during the post accident inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9660F
- Reported as
- Hughes 300
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 110089
- Airframe hours
- 2,771
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bob O. Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 1, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- SUMM · Fort Worth, TX
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9660F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.