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| Date: | Monday 26 November 1990 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Temesco Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N1106Z |
| MSN: | 210900D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mulina, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HUGHES 369D HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILE CONDUCTING CHRISTMAS TREE EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATIONS WHEN A CHOKER ATTACHED TO A LONG- LINE EXTERNAL HOOK SNAGGED ON AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT AND SNAPPED THE REMOTE HOOK INTO THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A POWER-ON AUTOROTATION WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM, THE MAIN BLADES CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL BOOM.
Probable Cause: IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A REBOUNDING LONG-LINE, WHICH CAUSED MAIN-ROTOR RPM DECAY AND TAIL-BOOM SEPARATION, COMPROMISING THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH AN ATTEMPTED AUTOROTATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1983 | N1106Z | Temsco Helicopters | 0 | Mcgrath, AK | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 15:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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