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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369E |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | SE-HNZ |
| MSN: | 0157E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Västernoret -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | SHK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of helicopter SE-HNZ (Hughes 369E) was herding reindeer near Åsele when the engine failed. Airspeed and altitude were insufficient for a successful autorotation, so the landing was hard, causing extensive damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SHK
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 2001 | SE-HNZ | Stormyren | |
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| 29 September 2023 | G-OBAS | Private | 0 | near Brimpton, Aldermaston, Berkshire |  |
sub |
| Autorotation | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2025 07:44 | ASN | Added |
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