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| Date: | Sunday 27 September 1987 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8613F |
| MSN: | 670127D |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3129 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seattle, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sheldon, WA (KSHN) |
| Everett, WA (KPAE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1000', THE ENG LOST POWER. HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION TO AN ATHLETIC FIELD IN A CITY PARK. DRG HIS APCH, HE CHANGED HIS PLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT SVRL TIMES DUE TO PERSONNEL ON THE FIELD. HE SAID THAT THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED, & SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. DRG TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD & SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA87FA194
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 October 1989 | N8613F | private | 1 | Bothell, WA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 13:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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