- Date
- June 27, 1987, 07:37 local (14:37 UTC)
- Place
- Mojave, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11HUBell H-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870627062669A
- Case key
- 25632
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Analysis
During a pleasure cross country flight, the engine lost power at an alt of aprx 200 ft AGL. The plt entered an autorotative descent onto soft terrain. Upon touchdown, the main rotor blades severred the tail rotor from the boom. Shortly after the accident, the plt notified the owner that he had run the acft out of fuel and was making arrangements to move the acft. Upon inspection by the owner the acft was found empty of fuel. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions reported. The plt had made arrangements to remove the acft prior to notifying the proper authorities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11HU
- Reported as
- Bell H-13
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 11
- Engine
- Franklin 47D-1, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Reid Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Reid, Lonnie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Destination
- L71 · California City, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 209 total · 171 in this make and model · 164 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 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.