ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72162
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| Date: | Saturday 22 May 1999 |
| Time: | 06:30 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280C Shark |
| Owner/operator: | John L. Irwin |
| Registration: | N535H |
| MSN: | 1030 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1504 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-EIBD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Baggs, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that they had just shot a coyote and were landing to pick it up. The coyote lay between two ridges, and as he approached the site, the main rotor RPM began to decay. The pilot said that there wasn't sufficient altitude to recover, and he landed on the flattest place he could find. He said they landed hard, and the main rotor blades 'sheared off the tail boom.' The density altitude was estimated to be 7,500 feet.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining the main rotor's RPM. Factor's were the high density altitude, and the mountainous/hilly terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA084
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2010 10:21 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 27-Apr-2013 19:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 05:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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