# Accident 19830429016849A: Hughes 369D, Cantwell, AK, April 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0097° N, 149.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0097&lon=-149.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58229, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58229-1984-03-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,329 total, 940 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830429016849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA076), Apr 29, 1983: Hughes 500D (N58229), Cantwell, 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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