- Date
- November 3, 1979
- Place
- Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N58305Hughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791103042099A
- Case key
- 201187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3729 79/11/3 NR.SUN CITY,AZ HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3028 TIME - 1500 N58305 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 465 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUKE AFB AUX 3 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ SUN CITY,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- T/R PITCH,CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED FOR UNDETMINED REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58305
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Luke Afb Aux 3
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.