Accident · 2001-03-02

NTSB case FTW01LA073 · Hughes 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-03-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hughes 369D (N8356F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the helicopter's encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering out-of-ground effect, and the pilot's failure to maintain control. A contributing factor was the soft terrain condition.

Source: NTSB case FTW01LA073

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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