ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367198
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1990 |
| Time: | 11:35 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 500C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9128F |
| MSN: | 720398S |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1583 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE TURBINE ENGINE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN HE SMELLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS BURNING OIL. THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT A FEW SECONDS LATER. AN AUTOROTATIONAL DESCENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO AN OPEN SCHOOL YARD. DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT MISJUDGED AND A HARD LANDING OCCURRED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE TAILBOOM WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK IT.
Probable Cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FOR UNDERTEMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT MISJUDGING THE FLARE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA090
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 December 1994 | N9128F | Hoffman Helicopters | 2 | Chuuk Island |  |
w/o |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 08:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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