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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Powers, OR · December 15, 1980

Date
December 15, 1980 · 13:30 local
Place
Powers, OR
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8607F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81DYK02
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,659 total83 in this make and model114 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.

Clutch gave out during hover for sling load hookup. Crash landed, rolled over after impact.

As the FAA filed it

CLUTCH GAVE OUT DURING HOVER FOR SLING LOAD HOOKUP. CRASH LANDED, ROLLED OVER AFTER IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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