Accident Hughes 369HS N9213F, Thursday 9 November 1989

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Date:	Thursday 9 November 1989
Time:	11:00 LT
Type:	Hughes 369HS
Owner/operator:	Leland, Andrew
Registration:	N9213F
MSN:	8406305
Total airframe hrs:	5567 hours
Engine model:	Allison 250-C20
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Oklee, MN - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:	Bemidji, MN (KBJI)
Destination airport:	Thief Rvr Falls, MN
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING AT 75 TO 100 FT AGL DUE TO SNOW WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT AND THE ENGINE OUT AUDIO. WHILE MANEUVERING TO A LANDING AREA THE HELICOPTER WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND AND THE RIGHT SKID DUG INTO THE GROUND AND BROKE OFF, THEN THE LEFT SKID BROKE OFF. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND TEST RUN AT THE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITY AND EXHIBITED NO PROBLEM SUGGESTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Probable Cause: AN UNDETERMINED POWER PLANT FAILURE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, SNOW, AND GUSTY WIND.

Accident investigation: