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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Chokosna, AK · July 12, 1980

Date
July 12, 1980 · 13:30 local
Place
Chokosna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8363F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA068
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,894 total1,156 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Sling load cable trailing without load or weighted. Caught in tail rotor. Rotor separated. Rolled over landing.

As the FAA filed it

SLING LOAD CABLE TRAILING WITHOUT LOAD OR WEIGHTED. CAUGHT IN TAIL ROTOR. ROTOR SEPARATED. ROLLED OVER LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8363F · 1

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