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FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Riviera, TX · December 31, 1997

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Date
December 31, 1997 · 08:30 local
Place
Riviera, TX
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1091Y
Reported as
Hughes 269C
N1091YRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Hughes 269CS/N 411050 · Built 1981Airframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 31, 1997, at 0830 CDT, a Hughes 269C helicopter, N1091Y registered to smith helicopters, inc., sustained substantial damage during an autorotation following a loss of engine power near Riviera, Texas. The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local cattle herding flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the king ranch norias division the morning of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 1997, AT 0830 CDT, A HUGHES 269C HELICOPTER, N1091Y REGISTERED TO SMITH HELICOPTERS, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN AUTOROTATION FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR RIVIERA, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL CATTLE HERDING FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KING RANCH NORIAS DIVISION THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT.

Other reports on N1091Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19980102000039AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Riviera, TXEngine quit while herding cattle. Autorotated to hard landing main rotors chopped tail boom. (.4)following a total loss of engine power, during a cattle herding flight, the pilot executed an autorotation to an area confined by trees. Engine examination…Jan 2, 1998 · Substantial damage