Aviation accident SEA98LA063

1 fatal · Hughes 269A · 1998-04-10 · EMMETT, ID, USA

Event

NTSB number: SEA98LA063
Event ID: 20001211X09959
Type: Accident
Date: 1998-04-10
Location: EMMETT, ID, USA
Coordinates: 43.979969, -116.519622

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Hughes
Model: 269A
Registration: N5161E
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The instructor pilot's failure to maintain the proper rate of descent on landing. Factors were a sudden wind shift, the instructor pilot's lack of recent experience, and terrain drop-off.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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