ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297694
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| Date: | Thursday 3 January 2002 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Montana State Dept. Of Fish Wildlife |
| Registration: | N8393F |
| MSN: | 270091D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butte, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Butte Airport, MT (BTM/KBTM) |
| Butte Airport, MT (BTM/KBTM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While returning from a flight at about 600-800 feet above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot autorotated the helicopter to a median between a highway. During the event, the tailboom was severed. Post accident inspection of the engine and subsequent engine test cell run did not find evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02TA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 1978 | N8393F | Private | 1 | near Ellisville, Fulton County, Illinois | |
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| 7 March 2009 | N501EF | Airwest Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | 56 miles from Inyokern, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 07:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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