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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Sitka, AK · April 12, 1988

Date
April 12, 1988 · 06:10 local
Place
Sitka, AK
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
EKWL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92PC
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA073
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Long line separated during sling operations and entangled in tail. Rotor helicopter rolled over on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

LONG LINE SEPARATED DURING SLING OPERATIONS AND ENTANGLED IN TAIL. ROTOR HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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