- Date
- July 21, 1975
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N717STHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750721034789A
- Case key
- 150571
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3164 75/7/21 NR.DEADHORSE,AK HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2531 TIME - 2230 N717ST PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 699 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEADHORSE,AK KAVIK RIVER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- IMPROPER PROC FOR REFUELING FM DRUMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N717ST
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N717STRegistration cancelled Aug 4, 2015 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N717ST · 1
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