ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367811
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| Date: | Sunday 22 October 1989 |
| Time: | 14:27 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Brainerd Helicopter Service |
| Registration: | N3961H |
| MSN: | 520378S |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6074 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ogilvie, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brainerd, MN (KBRD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER DROPPING HIS SLING LOAD, DURING A HELICOPTER FIRE CONTROL OPERATION, HE NOTED A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE LOW RPM WARNING AUDIO. AN EMERGENCY AUTOROATION WAS MADE IN A BURNED OUT SWAMPY AREA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER & WAS DAMAGED. NO PRE-ACCIDENT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE OR SYSTEMS WAS FOUND AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SUPPLY SHORTAGE.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA016
History of this aircraft
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| 25 March 1995 | N3961H | Crystal Finger Corporation | 0 | Burnet, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 19:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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