19730730039359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Ketchikan, AK · July 30, 1973

Date
July 30, 1973
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N177ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74AA013
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,287 total150 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Heard loud snap,un mntn dir cntl. No pre-impact metal distress noted except gouge to lead edge t/r.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD LOUD SNAP,UN MNTN DIR CNTL.NO PRE-IMPACT METAL DISTRESS NOTED EXCEPT GOUGE TO LEAD EDGE T/R.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.