What happened
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Pilot lost ground reference due to snow white-out caused by rotors during landing approach.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST GROUND REFERENCE DUE TO SNOW WHITE-OUT CAUSED BY ROTORS DURING LANDING APPROACH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N8306F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19990608006659ASouth Bend, WA1978 Hughes 369D helicopter was involved in an external load operation when the acft engine failed, the pilot autorotated the acft, and the acft made a hard landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) helicopter released…Accident 19970521011659APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Moclips, WA(.4) The pilot reported that he lifted off vertically and turned the helicopter downwind toward the first sling load. When the helicopter attained an altitude of 70 to 80 feet above ground level, the engine experienced a loss of power. The pilot initiated a…Accident 19900521016979AHovering · Kelso, WATried to lift sling load of wood blocks through dense tree cover causing blocks to fall. Hit crewman without hardhatIncident 19830902067739ITo Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac) · Scottys Junctio, NVMain rotors severed 3 powerlines during climbout. Made normal landing. Poor egress route planning.