ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75275
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 2010 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Lands End Transport Inc |
| Registration: | N9754C |
| MSN: | 2149 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6769 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2920 D ½ Road, Grand Junction, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO (2CO9) |
| Grand Junction, CO (2CO9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter had recently undergone an annual inspection and about a month thereafter the pilot planned to take it for a test flight. After completing an engine run-up, he noted that the helicopter appeared to be operating well. The pilot elected to perform a hover-taxi to a nearby helipad, which consisted of a flight path that would overfly a storage container. As he flew past the container, the helicopter’s engine experienced a total loss of power and he landed in a bark pile. During a postaccident visual examination by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors, they could not determine any problems with the helicopter’s engine. The pilot reported that following the helicopter being recovered he found a plug covering the fuel tank's vent line. The pilot opined that the plug resulted in the loss of power.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2010 10:20 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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