BONDURANT, WY, USA
N7402F
HUGHES 269C
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISORIENTED IN A WHITE OUT CONDITION DUE TO BLOWING SNOW DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT. HE THEN LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO STOP THE BLOWING SNOW AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST OF A FOUR FOOT THICK SNOW COVER. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. SIX INCHES OF SNOW HAD RECENTLY FALLEN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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