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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Hoonah, AK · July 16, 1985

Date
July 16, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Hoonah, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3601D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA166
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,162 total1,084 in this make and model144 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.

Improperly secured cargo departed the helicopter from an open cargo door striking tail and main rotors.

As the FAA filed it

IMPROPERLY SECURED CARGO DEPARTED THE HELICOPTER FROM AN OPEN CARGO DOOR STRIKING TAIL AND MAIN ROTORS.

NTSB investigation

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