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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Liberty, MO · August 23, 2000

Date: August 23, 2000 · 20:01 local
Place: Liberty, MO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N641KC
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total431 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Public use Kansas city, MO. Police helicopter was performing practicemanuevers with the Liberty, MO. Police department at an altitude of approx.500 feet AGL. The engine lost power and the pilot executed an emergency landing in a field. The aft skid struts sustained bend damage. The engine is being shipped to Textron Lycoming for tear down and analysis. Incident number CE2000IGA078 is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PUBLIC USE KANSAS CITY, MO. POLICE HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING PRACTICEMANUEVERS WITH THE LIBERTY, MO. POLICE DEPARTMENT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX.500 FEET AGL. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AFT SKID STRUTS SUSTAINED BEND DAMAGE. THE ENGINE IS BEING SHIPPED TO TEXTRON LYCOMING FOR TEAR DOWN AND ANALYSIS. INCIDENT NUMBER CE2000IGA078 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.