Hughes 369HS N56AD
21 August 1982 · Troutdale, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N56AD, operated by REM. Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Troutdale, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Troutdale, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Troutdale
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N56AD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- REM. Service Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Damacus → Damacus
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA82FYM23
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 FLT ORIGINATED AT THE PLT'S RESIDENCE 20 MI SOUTH OF THE TROUTDALE ARPT. THE PLT STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO REFUEL THE ACFT SINCE HE FIGURED HE HAD ABOUT 8 GALS OF FUEL ON DEPARTURE. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE GROUND AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL THE PLT EXECUTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE FLARE MANEUVER AT THE BOTTOM OF AN AUTOROTATION. THE ACFT THEN SUDDENLY FELL VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND, BOUNCED ABOUT 10-15 FT, THEN FELL BACK TO THE GROUND & ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. NO FUEL WAS ON BOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Hughes 369D | Shelton, Washington, United States | Olympic Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Hughes 369D | Near Bornite, Alaska, United States | Sunshine Copters | Fatal | - |
| 6 May 1982 | Hughes 369HS | Gooding, Idaho, United States | Thomas Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1982 | Hughes 369D | Creswell, Oregon, United States | Mazama Timber Products Company | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1982 | Hughes 369D | 10MI. Nw Walsen, Colorado, United States | Russell Lyon | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1982 | Hughes 369D | Meredith, Colorado, United States | Vertecare | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Stinson 108-2 | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Tony R. Dressel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C45G | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Sheridan Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna R172K | Brownsmead, Oregon, United States | Richard A. Person | Minor injuries | - |