- Date
- September 25, 1983, 17:00 local (Sep 26, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cougar, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10966Hughes 369B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830925069729A
- Case key
- 39773
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees and terrain during a forced landing attempt following an in-flight power loss. Subsequent engine teardown revealed failure of several components.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10966
- Reported as
- Hughes 369B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1000818D
- Airframe hours
- 1,890
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Olympic Air, Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 23, 1983 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- SHN · Shelton, WA
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,112 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 7,750 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10966 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.