Accident Hughes 269C SE-HIS, Tuesday 17 January 1984

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Date:	Tuesday 17 January 1984
Time:
Type:	Hughes 269C
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-HIS
MSN:	800030
Year of manufacture:	1970
Fatalities:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Brännberget NO Ramsjö - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
During a moose-count flight northeast of Ramsjö in Gävleborg County with helicopter SE-HIS, the engine failed during the climb. The pilot carried out an autorotation landing on a sparsely wooded, snow-covered hillside, where a rotor blade struck a tree and the helicopter toppled. The helicopter was significantly damaged.

Accident investigation: