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NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 369D · Labarge, WY · July 1, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1979
Place
Labarge, WY · LABARGE, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8667FHughes 369D
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790701018279A
Case key
135021

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1431   79/7/1    LABARGE,WY          HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2374
        TIME - 0720                    N8667F              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG PINEY,WY                KEMMERER,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8667F
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N8667F · 1

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