ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380111
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Date: | Wednesday 8 February 1984 |
Time: | 12:20 LT |
Type: | Hughes 269B |
Owner/operator: | Poss Enterprises |
Registration: | N9509F |
MSN: | 1070330 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8177 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-A1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (KVGT) |
Destination airport: | Las Vegas, NV (KVGT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT WAS ON THE RETURN PORTION OF A ROUND TRIP FROM LAS VEGAS TO MESQUITE, NV. & BACK. WHILE CRUISING AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL, THE ENG LOST POWER & HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ON DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN. AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL, HE FLARED, THEN THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE APPLIED COLLECTIVE TOO SOON & THIS RESULTED IN THE HARD LANDING. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT ONLY 1 2/3 GAL OF FUEL WAS REMAINING. ALSO, AN EXAM OF THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT BULB REVEALED THAT IT WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE FILAMENT HAD STRETCHED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA84LA050 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA84LA050
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Apr-2024 12:58 |
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