Accident · 2005-07-19

NTSB case DEN05TA113 · Hughes 369FF · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Hughes 369FF (N530TJ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: USDA Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USDA Forest Service

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to delayed remedial action during the encounter with the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning, and the inadequate supervision by the US Forest Service personnel.

Source: NTSB case DEN05TA113

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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