Incident report
Hughes 369D crash near Kammenniemi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
unknown2013-01-10
Summary
The Hughes 369D was flying at about 60 metres on an aerial sawing flight, clearing branches near power lines, when the engine lost power and the pilot made an emergency landing. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the helicopter was destroyed. The Safety Investigation Authority traced the loss of power to a maintenance error that left a B-nut loose in the compressor delivery air pressure sensing lines.
Incident details
Date
2013-01-10
Location
Kammenniemi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Aircraft
Registration
OH-HNP
Operator
Heliwest Oy
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
Source
SIAF (Finland) ↗61.6280, 23.8394
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Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceSIAF (Finland)
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