ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365829
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 December 1990 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | Hap's Aerial Enterprises |
| Registration: | N90270 |
| MSN: | 66-18283 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sellersburg, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sellersburg, IN (KJVY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CHECKING THE RADIOS DURING A LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WANTED SOME CABIN HEAT, REACHED FOR THE CABIN HEATER LEVER, AND MOVED IT TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THE FULL 'ON' POSITION. HE LATER LEARNED HE MOVED THE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE FULL 'LEAN' POSITION. THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT HAD LITTLE TIME TO AFFECT A STABILIZED AUTOROTATION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE HELICOPTER SLID SIDEWAYS ON WET SOD AND ROLLED OVER.
Probable Cause: A PILOT INDUCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BY INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA048
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1987 | N90270 | Helicopter Services,of Jack. | 0 | Jacksonville, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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