Incident report
Hughes 369 crash near Talking Rock, Georgia, United States
fatal2019-03-051 fatality
Summary
A fatigue failure of the overrunning clutch subassembly due to abnormal bending loads due to cracks on the center engine mount, which resulted in an inflight loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter's low altitude and airspeed when the loss of power occurred, which precluded the pilot from successfully performing an autorotation.
Incident details
Date
2019-03-05
Location
Talking Rock, Georgia, United States
Aircraft
Hughes 369
Operator
Rotor Blade LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Under investigation
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗34.5333, -84.5225
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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