Hughes 500-D N58239
10 October 1986 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1986 at about 15:50 local time, a Hughes 500-D registered N58239 was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, 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 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boeing Field (BFI)
- Coordinates
- 47.4405, -122.2798
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500-D
- Registration
- N58239
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seattle → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87LA007
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
DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ENGINE RECOVERY BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING IN WHICH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLEXED, SEVERING THE TAIL BOOM. THE THROTTLE LINKAGE ON THE PILOTS SIDE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING THE ENGINE POWER TO FALL BELOW IDLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1986 | Hughes 500 (369HS) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | R. J. Dubray | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1986 | Hughes 500D | Mt. Crawford, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1986 | Hughes 500A | Fall River, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1985 | Hughes 500D | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1988 | Hughes 500 | Riviera Beach, Florida, United States | Trafficopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |