- Date
- October 12, 1977
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N8601FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771012032019A
- Case key
- 144543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3388 77/10/12 SPOKANE,WA HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1220 N8601F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 52, 10722 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPOKANE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT REMARKS- LATE RCVRY FM PRACTICE AUTO. IP ALSO MISJUDGED ALT,NEW BI-FOCALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8601F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8601FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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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 N8601F · 1
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