ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172056
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 2014 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280FX Shark |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain One Helicopters |
| Registration: | N409LH |
| MSN: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4063 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-F!AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Platte Valley Airpark (18V), Hudson, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Greeley, CO (KGXY) |
| Fort Lupton, CO (18V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, during a solo cross-country flight, the helicopter experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot performed an autorotation to a field. During the landing flare, the helicopter’s tail struck the ground, which resulted in the main rotor blades flexing upward and severing the tail rotor from the tailboom. The helicopter then fell to the ground and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The operator test ran the engine and noted no anomalies; no further engine examination or testing was conducted.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 2009 | N409LH | New Course Aviation Company | 0 | Dacono, Colorado | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2014 07:38 | HeliNews+ | Added |
| 19-Dec-2014 01:23 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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