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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Kemmerer, WY · August 18, 1979

Date
August 18, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Kemmerer, WY
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTC24
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total1,200 in this make and model200 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.

Engine lost power during sling load hover. Made hard autorotational landing. Malfunction undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING SLING LOAD HOVER. MADE HARD AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING. MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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