Incident report
HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC 369 crash near Wrightwood, California, United States
unknown2018-02-01
Summary
The pilot’s high altitude, high gross weight landing with insufficient tail rotor thrust resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
Incident details
Date
2018-02-01
Location
Wrightwood, California, United States
Aircraft
HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC 369
Operator
Western Helicopters, Inc.
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗34.2089, -117.4036
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Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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