20001010015529A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369FF · Baggs, WY · October 10, 2000

Date: October 10, 2000 · 10:15 local
Place: Baggs, WY
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N82638
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01LA002
Reported as: Hughes 369FF
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was operating the heli with an external load for a seismagraphic/geophysical operation. At approx. 90 feet above the ground the engine failed. The heli was destroyed after hitting the ground and rolling down a hill.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS OPERATING THE HELI WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD FOR A SEISMAGRAPHIC/GEOPHYSICAL OPERATION. AT APPROX. 90 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE HELI WAS DESTROYED AFTER HITTING THE GROUND AND ROLLING DOWN A HILL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaggs, WYimpact with terrain following a total loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the turbine-to-compressor coupling. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.Oct 10, 2000 · Substantial damage