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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF · Decorah, IA · September 30, 2012

Date: September 30, 2012 · 09:10 local
Place: Decorah, IA
Airport: Decorah Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CUCA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N530KD
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA667
Reported as: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,406 total4,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N530KDRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2017 · Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FFS/N 0044FF Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF

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What happened

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N530KD departed kfod with a destination of kdeh. 58 minutes into the flight the low fuel caution light eluminated, 2-3 minutes later the engine flamed out and the aircraft was entered into auto-rotation. N530KD had a hard landing on the skids, bounced back up and tipped over landing on the side in a corn field about 2.6 miles from kdeh. There were no injuries. The helicopter sustained substantial damage, including damage to the main and tail rotors, and separation of the tail boom and rudder assembly.

As the FAA filed it

N530KD DEPARTED KFOD WITH A DESTINATION OF KDEH. 58 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE LOW FUEL CAUTION LIGHT ELUMINATED, 2-3 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERED INTO AUTO-ROTATION. N530KD HAD A HARD LANDING ON THE SKIDS, BOUNCED BACK UP AND TIPPED OVER LANDING ON THE SIDE IN A CORN FIELD ABOUT 2.6 MILES FROM KDEH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS, AND SEPARATION OF THE TAIL BOOM AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY.

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 CEN12LA667Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDecorah, IAThe pilot's failure to properly manage the helicopter's available fuel supply, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper calibration of the fuel gauge and the fuel-low warning light.Sep 30, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N530KD · 1

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

Accident 20170314003049AChalmers, INOn March 14, 2017, at 1546 eastern daylight time, an MD helicopters model 369FF helicopter, registration number N530KD, impacted terrain during a power line construction flight. The pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter…Mar 14, 2017 · Destroyed · 1 fatal