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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Lake Minchumina, AK · August 27, 1981

Date
August 27, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Lake Minchumina, AK
Airport
Lake Minchumina
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8363F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81FA100
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total1,503 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine lost power, made hard autorotation landing. Helicopter rolled and burned. Third stage vane failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER, MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED AND BURNED. THIRD STAGE VANE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8363F · 1

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