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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HE · Sauk Centre, MN · July 28, 1978

Date
July 28, 1978
Place
Sauk Centre, MN
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9199F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78FER81
Reported as
Hughes 369HE
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total550 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Discharging workman atop 140FT twr. Rotor blades struck tower arm,copter fell to ground.

As the FAA filed it

DISCHARGING WORKMAN ATOP 140FT TWR.ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TOWER ARM,COPTER FELL TO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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