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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Bornite, AK · July 28, 1982

Date: July 28, 1982 · 10:30 local
Place: Bornite, AK
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N820Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC82DA062
Reported as: Hughes 369D
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,851 total247 in this make and model247 in the last 90 days

N820YRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Hughes 500DS/N 900797D · Built 1980 Airframe modelHughes 500D Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter rotor blade hit rocky embankment on upslope side of takeoff zone.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADE HIT ROCKY EMBANKMENT ON UPSLOPE SIDE OF TAKEOFF ZONE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC82DA062Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportNear Bornite, AKTwo workers were transported to a mine drilling site where the helicopter was landed on a man-made heli-pad. The heli-pad was an area about 50 ft long and 12 ft wide that had been cut into the side of a rocky hill. After off-loading the workers, the pilot…Jul 28, 1982 · Destroyed