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FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Cedar Valley, UT · June 13, 2008

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Date
June 13, 2008 · 20:30 local
Place
Cedar Valley, UT
Airport
West Desert Airpark
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54LC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA178
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,250 total30 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N54LCRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Schweizer 269CS/N S1581 · Built 1991Airframe modelSchweizer 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with the ground; high temperature and the high airport elevation along with the airman's lack of experience in high density altitudes, and excessive weight of the helicopter due to the extra fuel was a major factor leading to this accident. There were no mechanical failures related to this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND; HIGH TEMPERATURE AND THE HIGH AIRPORT ELEVATION ALONG WITH THE AIRMAN'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDES, AND EXCESSIVE WEIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER DUE TO THE EXTRA FUEL WAS A MAJOR FACTOR LEADING TO THIS ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

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 LAX08CA178Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCedar Valley, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.Jun 13, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N54LC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20060606013019APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Griffith, IN(-23) Pilot and new pilot for the lake county sheriff's department went out to practice with this aircraft. Pilot started to practice an autorotation, which turned into a real autorotation when the engine failed. Sufficient energy was not maintained in the…Jun 6, 2006 · Substantial damage