Accident · 2002-12-24

NTSB case SEA03LA021 · Hughes 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-12-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hughes 369D (N8366F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Pathfinder Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Pathfinder Helicopters Inc. — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

The failure of the operator's maintenance personnel to properly rig the left/right seat twistgrip throttles to the engine fuel control, the pilot in command's failure to adhere to the rotorcraft flight manual, and the check pilot's premature flare during the autorotation resulting in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA03LA021

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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