# Accident 19770530015519A: Hughes 369HS, Wood River, AK, May 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Wood River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N9223F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530015519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CHOKER CABLE STILL CONNECTED TO CARGO HOOK DURING FLT, FREE TO TRAIL IN SLIPSTREAM, STRUCK T/R.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC77DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA047), May 30, 1977: Hughes 369HS (N9223F), Wood River, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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