- Date
- January 26, 1982, 12:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place
- 10mi. Nw Walsen, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58214Hughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820126001969A
- Case key
- 69614
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Analysis
The helicopter was flying 200-300 AGL over 8,000 ft terrain elevation at 80 knots. The plt reported encountering wind gusts slowing his ground speed to zero. The acft then started a rapid vertical descent while still indicating 80 k. the plt attempted to arrest the descent but the right skid collapsed on impact & the acft rolled right shearing the m/r blades & twisting off the tail boom.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58214
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 880318D
- Airframe hours
- 1,267
- Engine
- Allison DDA250C20B, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Russell Lyon
- Registered owner
- Russell Lyon
- Departed
- C · Pueblo, CO
- Destination
- C · Sheep Mountain, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 806 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 35 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.