ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131759
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Date: | Monday 9 July 1990 |
Time: | 09:55 |
Type: | Hughes 369HS |
Owner/operator: | Sunrise Helicopters, Inc. |
Registration: | N505WW |
MSN: | 150698S |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Modesto, California -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Stockton, California (SCK/KSCK) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During a local flight from Stockton, California, about 10 minutes after take-off, the pilot and his passengers smelt smoke as the helicopter circled while in cruise flight. The pilot subsequently carried out a precautionary landing in a pasture. However, the helicopter landed hard and the in-flight fire consumed the cabin/engine section. Ground witnesses confirmed that an in-flight fire erupted prior to the landing. The accident happened in daylight (09:55 hours Local Time) and in VMC.
The NTSB determined the cause to be: An in-flight engine fire of undetermined origin. Registration N505WW cancelled by the FAA on December 10, 1990 as "Destroyed"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX90FA248 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X23724&key=1&queryId=b6dd5342-4903-4ddb-b326-ffaa11678201&pgno=2&pgsize=100 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=505WW Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Aug-2016 00:22 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Aug-2016 00:22 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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