- Date
- April 11, 1987, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Scoffield, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9676FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870411011899A
- Case key
- 17198
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt and his brother were on a long cross country flt, through mountainous terrain. After one hour of flt and while flying at 8,000 feet the plt noticed a change in engine noise and the acft had a partial power loss. The plt elected to autorotate to a snow covered surface. The touchdown was on a steep slope and the helicopter slid downslope and struck trees. Post accident investigation showed one magneto not operating properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9676F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 910124
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wasatch Helicopters, doing business as Wasatch Helicopter Training
- Registered owner
- Wasatch Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1986
- Departed
- BTF · Bountiful, UT
- Destination
- 69V · Huntington, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 87 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.