- Date
- August 27, 1981
- Place
- Afton, WY · AFTON, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N58256Hughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3544 81/8/27 NR.AFTON,WY HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N58256 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 34, 3182 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AFTON,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: STATOR VANE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LWR 1/2 COMP CASE,PN 6877410,SVR EROSION OF ABRADABLE SEAL & A 3RD STAGE VANE,VANE FAIL FM FATIGUE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58256
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N58256Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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