19941030036799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Kaman HH43F · Willits, CA · October 30, 1994

Date
October 30, 1994 · 12:45 local
Place
Willits, CA
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90944
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA024
Reported as
Kaman HH43F
Reported engine
Lycoming T5309A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,400 total300 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine flameout returning to base. Autorotated to a hill. After landing rolled into a tree. Fuel exhaustion problem

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FLAMEOUT RETURNING TO BASE. AUTOROTATED TO A HILL. AFTER LANDING ROLLED INTO A TREE. FUEL EXHAUSTION PROBLEM

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.