DEN82FTA05

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269C · Billings, MT · November 26, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1981
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9832FHughes 269C
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123094

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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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3-3308  81/11/26   BILLINGS,MT         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 1390
        TIME - 0800                    N9832F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOST PWR AT LOW ALT WHILE CKG TRAP LN.

Aircraft

Registration
N9832F
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage