ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356818
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1996 |
| Time: | 18:04 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | City Of Cedar Rapids |
| Registration: | N7052A |
| MSN: | 880956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12329 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cedar Rapids, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cedar Rapids, IA (KCID) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was in cruise flight when he heard a loud noise and the helicopter yawed to the left. He initiated an autorotational landing into a residential area where the helicopter impacted trees and the terrain. An examination of the engine found two pieces of plastic in the induction tubes. The pieces were found to have come from the induction housing, but the reason for the fracture was not determined. The two pieces fitted together and could be positioned to block the fuel injection control.
Probable Cause: partial blocking of the fuel injection control, and a fracture of the induction air ducting for reasons undetermined. A factor was trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96TA306
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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