- Date
- June 7, 1973
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CF-IADHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189810
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0008 73/6/7 WICHITA,KANS HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1633 CF-IAD PX- 0 0 3 FERRY 39, 11056 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 656 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELLINGTON,KANS WICHITA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON BASE-MALF IN TURB GOVERNOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-IAD
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wichita Mun