# Incident 19860518031379I: Snias AS350B, Mcgrath, AK, May 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1986, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57958 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,133 total, 900 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860518031379I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE CARRYING AN UNLOADED LINE ON THE HOOK. LINE SWUNG STRIKING TAIL ROTOR. SAFE LANDING.

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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