ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151080
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| Date: | Thursday 22 November 1979 |
| Time: | 15:14 |
| Type: |  Hughes 500C (369HS) |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aereos SA (SASA) |
| Registration: | OB-... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Urubamba -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Cusco |
| Cusco | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During flight engine part malfunctioned placing engine to idle at approximately 17,000'. Craft sought to auto-rotate and crashed at approximately 14,000'. Rotor struck ground, engine/gear box pulled to ground as craft "pole-vaulted" up grass-slope. Instruments indicated craft struck at 161 MPH and that angle and flip allowed for survival. One passenger, right front, was ejected but survived.
Sources:
Survivor account, Wallace L. Ulrich. 3100 Mallard Road, Skyline Ranch, Jackson, Wyoming 83001 USA .
Images:
Crash Site, shortly after crash, near Urubamba, Peru 15:14 HRS November 22, 1979 by W.L. Ulrich
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2012 13:39 | FossilWyoming | Added |
| 31-May-2018 20:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 20:56 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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