Hughes 500 N9263F
10 September 2002 · Carnation, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2002 at about 00:40 local time, a Hughes 500 registered N9263F, operated by Charles F. Conner, was involved in an accident near Carnation, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carnation, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.6333, -121.9167
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500
- Registration
- N9263F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles F. Conner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Issaquah → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's delayed power application during a practice power recovery autorotation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot stated that he was practicing power recovery autorotations to an open field. He said that during the second practice autorotation, he inadvertently delayed adding power during the flare, and the helicopter touched down in a nose-high attitude. During the hard landing, the main rotor blades contacted the helicopter's tail boom resulting in substantial damage
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2000 | Hughes 500C | Pohnpei | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2000 | Hughes 500C | Salina, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2004 | Hughes 500D | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Prism Helicopters Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2005 | Hughes 500D | Ambler, Alaska, United States | Prism Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1995 | Hughes 500C | Key Largo, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Hughes 500D | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2002 | Cessna 150M | Clinton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Cessna 150G | Ilwaco, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2002 | Hughes 369E | Grand Coulee, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2002 | American Champion (Acac) 8KCAB | Davenport, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172K | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Huck, Barry P. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | NAS Whidbey, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |