ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358300
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1995 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | City And County Of Honolulu |
| Registration: | N58388 |
| MSN: | 200674D |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8584 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pearl City, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu, HI (HNL) |
| (KHNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HELICOPTER PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE HOME BASE AFTER SURVEYING A BRUSHFIRE. HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS ACROSS A MOUNTAIN RIDGELINE. JUST AFTER THE CROSSING, THE PILOT FELT A BUMP TO THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER. A SEVERE VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE TAIL ROTOR ANTITORQUE PEDALS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE THE HELICOPTER TO A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. UPON REACHING THE ONLY SITE AVAILABLE, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO ROTATE ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS, LANDING HARD ON A RIDGELINE. THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED WITH THE DOORS OFF AND THE PILOT'S FLIGHT JACKET WAS MISSING. LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF FIBERS FOUND ON A TAIL ROTOR BLADE MATCHED FIBERS FROM A STANDARD ISSUE FIRE DEPARTMENT JACKET SIMILAR TO THE PILOT'S JACKET THAT WAS MISSING.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to secure his cargo/personal belongings which departed from the aircraft and struck the tail rotor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95TA328
History of this aircraft
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| 14-Mar-2024 12:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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