# Accident 19810815059089A: Hughes 369D, Swan Lake, AK, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Swan Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N8348F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8348F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,561 total, 952 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815059089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TRIED TO RELEASE SLING LOAD WITH ELECTRICAL SWITCH WHICH FAILED. PILOT FAILED TO USE MECHANICAL RELEASE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81DAD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD05), Aug 15, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Swan Lake, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N8348F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870722042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722042699A), Jul 22, 1987: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft while practicing an autorotation with power recovery. Landed hard. Rolled left on its side
- [Accident 19820526019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019249A), May 26, 1982: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Fairbury, IL, Substantial damage. Engine 2 and nr showed overspeed condition. Tail boom severed on landing. Turbine governor fouled with corrosion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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