- Date
- October 22, 1989, 13:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place
- Ogilvie, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3961HHughes 369HS
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891022042519A
- Case key
- 34902
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Factors related to the accident were: the unsuitable terrain conditions in the emergency landing area.
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.
Analysis
The pilot said that after dropping his sling load, during a helicopter fire control operation, he noted a loss of engine RPM. The engine out light illuminated followed by the low RPM warning audio. An emergency autoroation was made in a burned out swampy area. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled over & was damaged. No pre-accident part failure or malfunction of the engine or systems was found and there was no evidence of a fuel supply shortage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3961H
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 520378S
- Airframe hours
- 6,074
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Brainerd Helicopter Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 14, 1989 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- BRD · Brainerd, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,440 total · 175 in this make and model · 3,275 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.