- Date
- May 27, 1984, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kearney, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5102ZHughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527075169A
- Case key
- 33528
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Analysis
During return to arpt from a local flight, the plt diverted to observe property of a personal friend, located along a river bank. The plt was making a right turn about 200 ft AGL at 40 to 50 KTS airspeed when vibration was felt in the anti-torque pedals & the acft entered an upright, vertical descent, spinning about the vertical axis until impacting through the roof of a metal storage building located on the property. An investigation revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction except for a slight fluctation in the free turbine governor & fuel control when the engine was test run in it's post-crash condition. The plt of the medical rescue helicopter responding to the scene stated he had difficulty controlling his acft in the vicinity of the crash due to turbulence and downdrafts in a 20 kt wind associated with dense forest along the river.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5102Z
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 911083D
- Airframe hours
- 220
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr. L.L. Hyde
- Registered owner
- American Display, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 21, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Cornstock, NE
- Destination
- EAR · Kearney, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,142 total · 22 in this make and model · 34,382 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRI, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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