19790725035279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Bay City, OR · July 25, 1979

Date
July 25, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Bay City, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58184
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FYM54
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,136 total910 in this make and model206 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.

Helicopter lost power after unloading sling load. Possible fuel control unit defect.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER LOST POWER AFTER UNLOADING SLING LOAD. POSSIBLE FUEL CONTROL UNIT DEFECT.

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 N58184 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.