ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32257
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 26-JUN-1995 |
| Time: | 10:20 PDT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Operator: | Western Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N1089N |
| C/n / msn: | 510964D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mountainous terrain near Highland, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Mountainous terrain |
| L67 |
During cruise flight with three doors removed, the aircraft, a Hughes 369D helicopter, N1089N, registered to South Coast Helicopter, Inc., and operated by Western Helicopters, experienced a loss of the tail rotor assembly due to an accidental discharge of personal cargo and performed an emergency hard landing in mountainous terrain near Highland, California.
The helicopter was destroyed during the accident sequence. The pilot and two passengers received minor injuries while the third passenger was seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001207X03732&key=1
http://www.westernhelicopters.com/main/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1089N&x=0&y=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2012 00:20 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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