# Accident 19820504013999A: Hughes 369HS, Tok, AK, May 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.1807° N, 143.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1807&lon=-143.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9239F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239F-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504013999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING HELICOPTER SLING LOAD OPERATION CLAIMS ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND LOAD FAILED TO 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 ANC82DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA039), May 4, 1982: Hughes 369HS (N9239F), Tok, AK, substantial damage

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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