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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Ketchikan, AK · July 20, 1982

Date
July 20, 1982 · 20:15 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N58414
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82DA120
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,880 total440 in this make and model190 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.

Trailing long line fouled in tail rotor when pilot slowed for landing. Helicopter crashed out of control.

As the FAA filed it

TRAILING LONG LINE FOULED IN TAIL ROTOR WHEN PILOT SLOWED FOR LANDING. HELICOPTER CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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