ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132163
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Date: | Friday 31 December 1993 |
Time: | 21:30 LT |
Type: | Hughes 369HS |
Owner/operator: | Deer, Robert |
Registration: | N7092Q |
MSN: | 3690754 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4447 hours |
Engine model: | ALLISON 250-C20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mason, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Junction, TX (KJCT) |
Destination airport: | Orlando, FL (KORL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY, THE HELICOPTER ENTERED UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT/PASSENGER TOOK OVER CONTROL AS THE PILOT WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO HIM. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT GRABBED THE CONTROLS, AND THE HELICOPTER AGAIN ENTERED UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS LEFT SIDE. A FIRE FOLLOWED THE IMPACT, AND THE STUDENT PILOT/PASSENGER EXTRICATED THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. VISUAL BRIGHT NIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW94LA061 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA061
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
12-Sep-2019 08:13 |
BEAVERSPOTTER |
Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
10-Apr-2024 09:32 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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