ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373264
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| Date: | Saturday 11 April 1987 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Wasatch Helicopters |
| Registration: | N9676F |
| MSN: | 910124 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scoffield, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bountiful, UT (KBTF) |
| Huntington, UT (69V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT AND HIS BROTHER WERE ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLT, THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLT AND WHILE FLYING AT 8,000 FEET THE PLT NOTICED A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE AND THE ACFT HAD A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PLT ELECTED TO AUTOROTATE TO A SNOW COVERED SURFACE. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS ON A STEEP SLOPE AND THE HELICOPTER SLID DOWNSLOPE AND STRUCK TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED ONE MAGNETO NOT OPERATING PROPERLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA094
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 11:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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