N58239 (Hughes Helicopters INC HUGHES 369D) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 13, 1990Accident
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY OPERATING AND MANEUVERING THE HELIOCPTER IN A REGIME WHERE HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND ROUGH TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Hughes 369D
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY OPERATING AND MANEUVERING THE HELIOCPTER IN A REGIME WHERE HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND ROUGH TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS. Full accident record
October 10, 1986Accident
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.
Hughes 500-D