ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377117
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1985 |
| Time: | 18:05 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9660F |
| MSN: | 110089 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2771 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Worth, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE UNDERGOING HELICOPTER TRANSITION TRAINING FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO HOLDS NO INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, THE NEW OWNER'S SON HAD BEEN PRACTICING PWR RECOVERY AUTOROTATIONS. THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF THROTTLE, AND A FULL AUTOROTATIVE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE IN A HARD LANDING. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85LA239
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 2001 | N9660F | Private | 0 | Fairfield, KY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 08:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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