- Date
- January 19, 1981
- Place
- Henderson, NV · HENDERSON, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5537Hughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0549 81/1/19 HENDERSON,NV HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1045 N5537 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 53, 11297 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 189 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV HENDERSON,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5537
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
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