Incident report
Hughes 369 crash near Eugene, Oregon, United States
serious2019-07-27
Summary
The left seat pilot’s failure to account for environmental conditions conducive to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and subsequent loss of control.
Incident details
Date
2019-07-27
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Lane County Sheriffs Office
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Phase of flight
approach
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗44.1214, -123.2072
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
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