Hughes 269C N8651F

Summary

On 13 September 1982 at about 19:50 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8651F, operated by Sacramento Co. Sheriff's Dept., was involved in an accident near North Highlands, California, 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

13 September 1982 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

North Highlands, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 269C

Registration

N8651F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Sacramento Co. Sheriff's Dept.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Highlands → North Highlands

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FA343

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 PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT A ROTORCRAFT/HELICOPTER CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) CHECK RIDE FOR THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC). THE CHECK PILOT WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR WITH NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, HE HAD 1816 HRS TOTAL TIME WITH 78 HRS HELICOPTER TIME PRIMARILY IN BELL 47 & 206 AIRCRAFT. THE FIRST PART OF THE CHECK FLIGHT WAS NORMAL EXCEPT WHEN IT WAS INTERUPTED FOR POLICE WORK. DURING THE COURSE OF THE CHECK FLIGHT, THE EXAMINER CHOPPED THE POWER TO SIMULATE AN EMERGENCY AS THE PIC WAS CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 285 FT AGL AT 42 KTS. THE PIC STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE & THE NEEDLES SPLIT. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. HE PUT THE HELICOPTER IN A DIVE & ROLLED THE THROTTLE ON IN INCREMENTS, BUT COULD NOT GET THE NEEDLES TO MARRY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE HEEL OF THE LEFT SKID, THEN ROLLED OVER. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION/FAILURE FOUND.ACCORDING TO THE 269C HEIGHT/VELOCITY DIAGRAM, THE EXAMINER CHOPPED THE POWER CLOSE TO THE MINIMUM LIMITS FOR SPEED/ALT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.