- Date
- October 23, 1979
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8673FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791023031539A
- Case key
- 134801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2858 79/10/23 PHOENIX,AZ HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 465 TIME - 1345 N8673F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILA RVR HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SEALS,AIR-OIL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 3 ENG TURBINE SEALS & ALL TURBINE BEARINGS FAILED IN ALLISON 250-C20B,CAE 8307479
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8673F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gila Rvr Heliport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.