ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362944
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| Date: | Saturday 12 September 1992 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Cari Aviation |
| Registration: | N58164 |
| MSN: | 940348 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3899 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rialto, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (0 ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD RENTED THE HELICOPTER FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER PRACTICING SOME MANEUVERS ON THE AIRPORT, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/PASSENGER ASSUMED THE CONTROLS AND EXECUTED A 180-DEG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO A TAXIWAY. THE M/R RPM DECREASED TO 380 RPM. ABOUT 30 FT AGL A POWER RECOVERY WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT THE SINK RATE WAS TOO HIGH. THE TAIL BOOM SUSTAINED A M/R BLADE STRIKE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT/PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA383
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 1989 | N58164 | Heli Services | 0 | Mesa, AZ | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 11:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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