ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287029
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork LLC |
| Registration: | N17YS |
| MSN: | S1619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1789 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-North Las Vegas Airport, NV (VGT/KVGT) |
| Las Vegas-North Las Vegas Airport, NV (VGT/KVGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that the helicopter's engine lost power when they were about 15 feet above the ground while making an approach to land on a pinnacle during an instructional flight. The helicopter hit the ground hard and then rolled down the hill and came to rest on its right side. During the post accident inspection, the engine was removed from the airframe and installed into a dynamometer test stand. The engine started on the first attempt and ran smooth and exhibited no abnormal indications or sounds.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power during approach for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09LA213
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 2015 | N17YS | Private | 0 | Las Vegas, NV | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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