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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Sitka, AK · August 12, 1980

Date
August 12, 1980 · 08:35 local
Place
Sitka, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9052F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA083
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,500 in this make and model157 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.

Hard landing from unchecked high sink rate on approach. Possible downdraft or settling with power. Over gross.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING FROM UNCHECKED HIGH SINK RATE ON APPROACH. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT OR SETTLING WITH POWER. OVER GROSS.

NTSB investigation

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