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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Cantwell, AK · April 29, 1983

Date
April 29, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place
Cantwell, AK
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58229
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA076
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,329 total940 in this make and model10 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.

Blowing snow from rotor wash caused a whiteout while hovering. A skid hit the snow,caused a dynamic rollover.

As the FAA filed it

BLOWING SNOW FROM ROTOR WASH CAUSED A WHITEOUT WHILE HOVERING. A SKID HIT THE SNOW,CAUSED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

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