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April 11, 1987 · Hughes 269C · N9676F
Scoffield, UT
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 11, 1987
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Scoffield, UT
Aircraft
Hughes 269C
Tail Number
N9676F
Operator
Wasatch Helicopters
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN87LA094
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.
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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.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time09:30 MDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Runway Length0
Runway Width0
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftHughes 269C
Tail NumberN9676F
Aircraft CategoryHeli
DamageSubstantial
OperatorWasatch Helicopters
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · HIO-360-D1A · Reciprocating · 190
Seats3
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 25 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind240° @ 10 kt, gusting 17 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO