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Incident

FAA incident report · Hughes 369HE · Blaine, MN · November 13, 1999

Date: November 13, 1999 · 13:19 local
Place: Blaine, MN
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N369HE
Reported as: Hughes 369HE
Reported engine: Allison 250C20
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,645 total78 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N369HERegistered now · Hughes 369HES/N 1090205E · Built 1969 Airframe modelHughes 369HE Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircarft took off from anoka county airport and was climbing through 400 feet when it was noticed that the engine RPM was decreasing. Iniatially noted to be 97% then went as low as 70%. Autorotatin landing accomplished without furthur incident. Aircraft landed in an open field approx. 5 miles nw of the anika county airport. Upon troubleshooting of this problem a plastic garbage bag was found in the engine intake screen. Once this bag was removed engine runups were normal.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCARFT TOOK OFF FROM ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 400 FEET WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RPM WAS DECREASING. INIATIALLY NOTED TO BE 97% THEN WENT AS LOW AS 70%. AUTOROTATIN LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHUR INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROX. 5 MILES NW OF THE ANIKA COUNTY AIRPORT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING OF THIS PROBLEM A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE INTAKE SCREEN. ONCE THIS BAG WAS REMOVED ENGINE RUNUPS WERE NORMAL.

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