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NTSB investigation record

LAX90LA171

Completed

Hughes 369E· N5217N

Date
May 11, 1990
Location
Firebaugh, CA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

Failure by company maintenance to perform a mandatory compressor section inspection that resulted in the undetected erosion of the compressor vanes and engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate main rotor rpm at critical altitude.

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