# Incident 19790228008729I: Hughes 369D, Waldport, OR, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Waldport, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.4198° N, 124.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4198&lon=-124.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58230, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58230-1984-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228008729I

## Narrative

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

EXTERNAL LOAD OF CEDAR BOLTS BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON GROUND HOOKER.

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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