# Accident 20021129033279A: Hughes OH6A, Snohomish, WA, November 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9581° N, 122.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9581&lon=-122.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369A (registry code 4470503, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH6A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03TA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03TA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021129033279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE FACILITY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FRONT YARD OF RESIDENCE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED TO SEARCH AND RESCUE FACILITY. INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT AT SEARCH AND RESCUE FACILITY CONDUCTED BY NTSB, FAA, BOEING HELICOPTERS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, AND ROLLS ROYCE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. CONTROL CONTINUITY FOUND FOR ALL ENGINE CONTROLS, AND ENGINE APPEARED NORMAL BY VISUAL INSPECTION. N1 AND N2 GEARTRAIN CHECKED FOR NORMAL ROTATION. FUEL WAS NOTED IN FUEL LINE BETWEEN FUEL CONTROL, AND FUEL NOZZLE. ENGINE FUEL FILTER DRAINED, AND INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATION. NO SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FOUND. MAIN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS SUMPED FOR FUEL SAMPLE AND EXAMINED; NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. NTSB DECIDED TO REMOVE ENGINE, AND SENT TO ROLLS ROYCE FACILITY FOR FULL PERFORMANCE TEST CELL RUN. NTSB TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF POWER FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03TA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03TA014), Nov 29, 2002: Hughes OH-6A (N13SD), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while in cruise flight. A tree was a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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