Hughes 369D N1089S
28 April 1982 · Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1982 at about 21:20 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N1089S, operated by Hughes Heli. Inc., was involved in an accident near Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N1089S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hughes Heli. Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Page → Farmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FUJ40
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT LOST ENG POWER & CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN AUTOROTATION. ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE #2 BEARING FAILED AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE BALL RETAINERS BEING BROKEN & CRACKED BETWEEN THE BALL POCKETS. THIS CONDITION ALLOWED THE IMPELLER ASSEMBLY TO MOVE FORWARD CONTACTING THE DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENG OPERATING POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Hughes 369D | Shelton, Washington, United States | Olympic Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Hughes 369D | Near Bornite, Alaska, United States | Sunshine Copters | Fatal | - |
| 6 May 1982 | Hughes 369HS | Gooding, Idaho, United States | Thomas Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1982 | Hughes 369D | Creswell, Oregon, United States | Mazama Timber Products Company | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1982 | Hughes 369D | 10MI. Nw Walsen, Colorado, United States | Russell Lyon | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1982 | Hughes 369D | Meredith, Colorado, United States | Vertecare | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1982 | Hatz CB-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | R A Chaney JR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft K35 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Kerley Chemical Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | RRT Investments, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1982 | Mooney M20A | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | George Wesley Epps, JR. | Serious injuries | - |