ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207918
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| Date: | Monday 11 April 1994 |
| Time: | 07:55 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MHE |
| MSN: | 1160031D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Port Augusta Power Station, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | 7km E of Port Augusta, SA |
| 7km E of Port Augusta, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following takeoff, the helicopter was about 30 feet above the ground when the pilot noticed that main rotor RPM was beginning to decrease. He reduced collective pitch but the helicopter lost height as the engine power slowly decreased towards flight idle. The flight could not be sustained with the power available and the pilot was forced to conduct a downwind run-on landing onto rough terrain. The tail rotor struck the ground and the tail boom was damaged by the main rotor blades. The engine was still running at reduced RPM when the helicopter came to rest.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199400876/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933767/199400876.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2018 16:03 | Pineapple | Added |
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