What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 4, 1999, approximately 1645 mountain standard time, a Hughes 369D, N5013P, registered to and operated by hawkins & powers aviation, inc., was substantially damaged during a hard landing 7 miles south of Woodruff, Utah. The commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the aerial observation flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at ranch near Woodruff, Utah, approxiamtely 30 minutes before the accident. Preliminary information indicates the helicopter had been chartered by desert land and cattle company for predator control . The pilot reported that while maneuvering, the compressor stalled and the engine lost power. A hard landing ensued and the helicopter rolled over on its side. (-23) helicopter experienced an apparent compressor stall while flying at high density altitude, maximum maneuvering, low altitude, low airspeed, downwind, down slope conditions. The helicopter rotor RPM decayed and the helicopter settled, the tail rotor struck the terrain and control was lost. Th e helicopter impacted the ground and rolled over on its side. Substantial damage - no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 4, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1645 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A HUGHES 369D, N5013P, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HAWKINS & POWERS AVIATION, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING 7 MILES SOUTH OF WOODRUFF, UTAH. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RANCH NEAR WOODRUFF, UTAH, APPROXIAMTELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN CHARTERED BY DESERT LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY FOR PREDATOR CONTROL . THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE MANEUVERING, THE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A HARD LANDING ENSUED AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. (-23) HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED AN APPARENT COMPRESSOR STALL WHILE FLYING AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, MAXIMUM MANEUVERING, LOW ALTITUDE, LOW AIRSPEED, DOWNWIND, DOWN SLOPE CONDITIONS. THE HELICOPTER ROTOR RPM DECAYED AND THE HELICOPTER SETTLED, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE TERRAIN AND CONTROL WAS LOST. TH E HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.