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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369 · Wrangell, AK · August 26, 1980

Date
August 26, 1980 · 09:15 local
Place
Wrangell, AK
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9207F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA094
Reported as
Hughes 369
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,317 total157 in this make and model157 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.

Passengers off-loaded with rotors turning. Pilot secured controls. Got out, helicopter fell off helipad.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGERS OFF-LOADED WITH ROTORS TURNING. PILOT SECURED CONTROLS. GOT OUT, HELICOPTER FELL OFF HELIPAD.

NTSB investigation

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