- Date
- September 13, 1982, 12:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- North Highlands, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8651FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820913048629A
- Case key
- 72035
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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 purpose of the flight was to conduct a rotorcraft/helicopter certified flight instructor (CFI) check ride for the pilot-in-command (PIC). The check pilot was an FAA inspector with no previous flight time in this make and model; however, he had 1816 hrs total time with 78 hrs helicopter time primarily in bell 47 & 206 aircraft. The first part of the check flight was normal except when it was interupted for police work. During the course of the check flight, the examiner chopped the power to simulate an emergency as the PIC was climbing through about 285 ft AGL at 42 KTS. The PIC stated that he lowered the collective & the needles split. There was a loss of rotor RPM. He put the helicopter in a dive & rolled the throttle on in increments, but could not get the needles to marry. Subsequently, the helicopter struck the ground on the heel of the left skid, then rolled over. No preimpact malfunction/failure found. According to the 269C height/velocity diagram, the examiner chopped the power close to the minimum limits for speed/alt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8651F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 87626
- Airframe hours
- 4,422
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-36-DIA, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sacramento Co. Sheriff'S Dept.
- Registered owner
- Sacramento Co. Sheriff'S Dept.
- Departed
- North Highlands, CA
- Destination
- North Highlands, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,136 total · 900 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 174 in the last 90 days · 68 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 31° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 178 °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.