- Date
- November 1, 1980
- Place
- Goose Bay, AK · GOOSE BAY, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8775FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801101074459A
- Case key
- 127959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3387 80/11/1 NR.GOOSE BAY,AK HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 780 TIME - 1630 N8775F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHELATNA LAKE,AK LOST LAKE,AK 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 - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TKOF W MAIN FUEL TNK NRLY EMPTY.UNAPPROVED AUX TNK FEEDING MAIN,4GAL/HR.ENG USED 12GAL/HR.MARSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8775F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8775FRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8775F · 2
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NTSB LAX83LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindsay, CAThe plt was rounding up cattle for a bbq. One of the steer in the herd charged the helicopter & struck its skid. The main rotor deflected & severed the tail boom. The plt lost control of the acft which impacted the ground & rolled over.NTSB SEA75AYC34Accident · No injuriesClosedAstoria, OR