Accident Hughes 269C VH-KLQ, Friday 11 January 1985

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Date:	Friday 11 January 1985
Time:	08:45
Type:	Hughes 269C
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-KLQ
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	28km W of Scartwater, QLD - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Jumba, QLD
Destination airport:	Scartwater, QLD
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The helicopter suffered a complete and unexpected engine failure and attempts to restart the engine during autorotation were unsuccessful. It was landed in a small clearing and the tail boom was severed.

Accident investigation: