ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384957
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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 1982 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Machine&steel |
| Registration: | N1100W |
| MSN: | 900955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 237 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ft. Myers, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ft. Myers, FL |
| Ft. Myers, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING FLIGHT ENGINE RPM'S DROPPED AND PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED ON A ROAD. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CHECK THE ENGINE POWER BY BRINGING THE HELICOPTER TO A HOVER AND MOVING IT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET THREE TIMES. THE POWER APPEARED NORMAL SO HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF. DURING HIS NEXT APPROACH, WHILE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AGL, HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL COLLECTIVE AND GOT AN INDICATION OF NO POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE THEN DROPPED THE COLLECTIVE PART WAY AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA82DA059
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 16:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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