- Date
- August 6, 1985, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8662FHughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850806036909A
- Case key
- 16741
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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.
Fire
Lubricating system,oil gasket - improperFactor
Maintenance,installation - improperCause
Maintenance,100-hour inspection - poorFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The flt was a pipeline patrol operation. While in flt, smoke was observed in the cabin. The plt made an unsuccessful autorotation resulting in substantial damage to the helicopter. Investigation revealed the smoke was from an inflight eng compartment fire. There were no reported injuries to the plt and his pax.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8662F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 690530D
- Airframe hours
- 1,794
- Engine
- Allison 250 C-20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Denver Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 5, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- EAN · Wheatland, WY
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 5,800 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CYS, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.