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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Petersburg, AK · January 15, 1980

Date
January 15, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Petersburg, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8652F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA024
Reported as
Hughes 369D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,130 total644 in this make and model76 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.

Flying in heavy snow. Air intake blocked by ice, snow. Engine quit. Ditched in ocean. No restart or deploy floats.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING IN HEAVY SNOW. AIR INTAKE BLOCKED BY ICE, SNOW. ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN. NO RESTART OR DEPLOY FLOATS.

NTSB investigation

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