Accident · 1990-05-24

NTSB case LAX90LA191 · HUGHES 369FF · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 1990-05-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 369FF (N530R)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: ROGERS HELICOPTERS, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROGERS HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT WHEN HE TURNED DURING THE AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT TO AVOID OBSTACLES.

Source: NTSB case LAX90LA191

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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