Hughes 369D N9589F

Summary

On 25 March 1983 at about 18:17 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N9589F was involved in an accident near Rancho Bernardo, California, 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.

Date

25 March 1983 at 18:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Rancho Bernardo, California, United States

Coordinates

32.9897, -117.0695

Aircraft

Hughes 369D

Registration

N9589F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA159

Nobody was injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS ABOUT 10 FT AGL IN A HOVER, WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND AT 5, GUSTING 10 KTS, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT PEDAL TURN. HE SAID THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT & ADDITIONAL LEFT PEDAL APPLICATION HAD NO EFFECT. HE ROLLED THE THROTTLE OFF & ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT & CRASHED. HE REMEMBERED HEARING THE LOW RPM WARNING HORN, BUT DID NOT REMEMBER SEEING THE LOW RPM LIGHT. ALSO, HE DID NOT RECALL HEARING ANY UNUSUAL NOISES OR FEELING ANY UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS BEFORE IMPACT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER & DAMAGED PARTS WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ENG; AIRFRAME OR FLT CONTROL SYS WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.