19840126077089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Buffalo, WY · January 26, 1984

Date
January 26, 1984 · 17:05 local
Place
Buffalo, WY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4507C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA075
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total2,400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Helicopter crashed during hard autorotation landing. Water contamination found in fuel tank and system.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. WATER CONTAMINATION FOUND IN FUEL TANK AND SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4507C · 1

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