Accident · 1990-03-02

NTSB case MIA90LA076 · HUGHES 300C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-03-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 300C (N58275)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT SAFETY INT'L

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND/INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM AFTER LANDING FROM A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

Source: NTSB case MIA90LA076

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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