NONE · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E · 2013-08-12 · Burns, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR13GA374
Event ID
20130815X32337
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-12
Location
Burns, OR, USA
Coordinates
43.743888, -118.879447
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER
Model
369E
Registration
N62PJ
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the separation of one of the 4th-stage turbine wheel blades due to low-cycle fatigue cracking that had progressed to high-cycle fatigue cracking, which ultimately led to the overload failure of the blade.