- Date
- November 19, 1985, 10:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kunia, Oahu, HI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58395Hughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851119075919A
- Case key
- 25020
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While cruising the plt detected a loss of engine power & elected to make a precautionary landing. During landing flare engine power was lost & the acft touched down hard & with excessive ground speed. Exam of the acft's fuel control valve governor failed to disclose any irregularities. The reason for the reported loss of power is undetermined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58395
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0563D
- Airframe hours
- 2,695
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sunair Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 7, 1985 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- Kunia, HI
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
- 61
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 29,030 total · 2,076 in this make and model · 27,610 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N58395 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.