What happened
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(-23) The aircraft was departing with 2 passengers on board and lost power at about 15 to 20 feet altitude. A hard landing was made with substantial damage to the helicopter. There were no injures to the passengers. A safety recommendation is bing considered to address the inspector of the tot indicating gage on similar make and model helicopters. Upon investigation of the accident aicraft, there were indications and evidence of excessive engine temperatures above beyond the limits for the aircraft engine as specified in the rfm. The actual cause of the power loss is yet to be determined, pending a teardown inspection of the engine at the rolls-royce facility a t indianapolis, IN.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND LOST POWER AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET ALTITUDE. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. THERE WERE NO INJURES TO THE PASSENGERS. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IS BING CONSIDERED TO ADDRESS THE INSPECTOR OF THE TOT INDICATING GAGE ON SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL HELICOPTERS. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT AICRAFT, THERE WERE INDICATIONS AND EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE ENGINE TEMPERATURES ABOVE BEYOND THE LIMITS FOR THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AS SPECIFIED IN THE RFM. THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, PENDING A TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AT THE ROLLS-ROYCE FACILITY A T INDIANAPOLIS, IN.
NTSB investigation
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