- Date
- March 10, 1987, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palmdale, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1103VHughes 269D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870310005099A
- Case key
- 25537
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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
During an external load operation, the engine lost power. The aircraft collided with the terrain and rolled over. Inspection of the engine revealed an overtemperature to the first and second stage turbine wheel airfoils.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1103V
- Reported as
- Hughes 269D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1000823D
- Airframe hours
- 3,522
- Engine
- Allison 250C-20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 133
- Operator
- Helicopter International
- Registered owner
- Whirlybirds Leasing Co.-Vi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 27, 1987 · 24 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,428 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,118 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WJP, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.