Hughes 300 N9660F
30 May 1985 · Lake Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1985 at about 23:05 local time, a Hughes 300 registered N9660F was involved in an accident near Lake Worth, Texas, 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 23:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Worth, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.8492, -97.4798
- Aircraft
- Hughes 300
- Registration
- N9660F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Worth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA239
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
WHILE UNDERGOING HELICOPTER TRANSITION TRAINING FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO HOLDS NO INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, THE NEW OWNER'S SON HAD BEEN PRACTICING PWR RECOVERY AUTOROTATIONS. THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF THROTTLE, AND A FULL AUTOROTATIVE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE IN A HARD LANDING. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1985 | Hughes 300 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1984 | Hughes 300/269C | Freeport, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1986 | Hughes 300/269B | Marshville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Hughes 300-269B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Dennis Michael | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1987 | Hughes 300C | Aurora, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Helicopter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1983 | Hughes 300C | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |