Hughes 369D N5014F

Summary

On 13 August 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N5014F, operated by Vertecare, was involved in an accident near Meredith, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 August 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Meredith, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 369D

Registration

N5014F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Vertecare

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meredith → Meredith

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82FTE23

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE HE WAS OVER STEEP WOODED TERRAIN. HE SPOTTED A CLEARING, BUT HAD TO USE RESIDUAL RPM TO CLEAR TREES DURING THE APPROACH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT TESTS OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A POWER LOSS OR FLAMEOUT. ELEVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 7000 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.