Accident · 1996-10-19

NTSB case FTW97LA021 · Hughes 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-10-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hughes 369D (N34CM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The flight instructor's improper decision to attempt a hovering autorotation during gusty wind conditions. A factor was the gusty wind.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA021

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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