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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Ashland, KY · March 21, 2008

Date
March 21, 2008 · 11:21 local
Place
Ashland, KY
Airport
Ashland Regional
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9333V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA097
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total275 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On Friday March 21, 2008 at approx 9:00 am EDT, the pilot privacy data omitted departed new philadelphia, oh airport (phd) en route to Ashland, KY dwu. After 1 hour and 50 minutes on the fuel burn chronograph, and 3 miles from Ashland Regional Airport (dwu), while descending through 1200 feet MSL, the engine quit and privacy data omitted executed a forced landing auto rotation to a hill top in the area. The forced landing was later confirmed to be fuel starvation. With an average fuel burn for this leg of the flight to be 13.6 gph which is significantly more than the poh's 8 gph. An investigation was conducted in cooperation with NTSB privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY MARCH 21, 2008 AT APPROX 9:00 AM EDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH AIRPORT (PHD) EN ROUTE TO ASHLAND, KY DWU. AFTER 1 HOUR AND 50 MINUTES ON THE FUEL BURN CHRONOGRAPH, AND 3 MILES FROM ASHLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (DWU), WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 1200 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING AUTO ROTATION TO A HILL TOP IN THE AREA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS LATER CONFIRMED TO BE FUEL STARVATION. WITH AN AVERAGE FUEL BURN FOR THIS LEG OF THE FLIGHT TO BE 13.6 GPH WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE POH'S 8 GPH. AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH NTSB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NTSB investigation

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

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