Accident · 1989-07-01

NTSB case BFO89LA054 · HUGHES 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 269C (N1113Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: OMNIFLIGHT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OMNIFLIGHT

Probable cause

THE PILOT LANDED ON UNSUITABLE SOFT TERRAIN WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING SKID TO SINK INTO THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN A LANDING SKID OVERLOAD FAILURE AND NOSE OVER OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case BFO89LA054

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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