ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380480
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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1983 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Ben Kotzur |
| Registration: | N50638 |
| MSN: | 811073 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 645 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Freer, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Freer, TX (T19) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT & 2 PASSENGERS WERE ON A FLT TO LOOK FOR DEER IN A PASTURE AREA. WHILE IN A TURN AFTER THE LAST PASS OVER THE PASTURE, THE ENG LOST POWER AT APRX 150 FT AGL. THE PLT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN AN AREA OF MESQUITE BRUSH & BUSHES. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON A MESQUITE BUSH & THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. AN EXAM OF THE ENG WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENG WAS STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA061
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 2000 | N50638 | Van Vleck Ranching | 1 | Rancho Murieta , CA | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 17:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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