McDonnell Douglas 369E N52705

Summary

On 9 October 1986 at about 19:41 local time, a McDonnell Douglas 369E registered N52705 was involved in an accident near Gahanna, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 October 1986 at 19:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Gahanna, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.0396, -82.8709

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas 369E

Registration

N52705

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87FA003

2 people were seriously 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

THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN CONDUCTING A SERIES OF DEMO FLTS DURING THE DAY & WAS ON THE LAST SCHEDULED FLT OF THE DAY. TO DROP OFF THE LOCAL PLT WHO HAD REQUESTED THE DEMO FLTS, WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THEY HAD MADE A TAKE OFF OVER THE TAXIWAY & TURNED TO THE NORTH AS DIRECTED BY THE TWR. THEY WERE OVER A HOUSING AREA NORTH OF THE ARPT WHEN THE ENG OUT AND LOW ROTOR WARNING SYSTEM SOUNDED. THE LOCAL PLT, WHO HAD MADE THE TAKE OFF & WAS AT THE CONTROLS, TOLD THE DEMO PLT THAT HE WAS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ACFT. HE STATED THAT THE START BUTTON WAS ON THE LEFT SET OF CONTROLS. THE DEMO PLT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE HOUSING AREA BUT THE ACFT HIT VERY HARD IN THE MEDIAN OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THE ACFT CROSSED THE SOUTH LANES AND STOPPED IN THE GRASS AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. EXAMINATION REVEALED A LOOSE 'B' NUT ON THE P/C LINE TO THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.