Hughes H-369HS N9143F
20 March 1982 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Hughes H-369HS registered N9143F, operated by TIM D. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8007, -80.2494
- Aircraft
- Hughes H-369HS
- Registration
- N9143F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TIM D. Johnson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lexington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING AUTOROTATION FROM 15 TO 20 FT AGL. ON THE FINAL LANDING, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FEXED DOWNWARD AND STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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