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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369E · Chemult, OR · May 17, 1988

Date
May 17, 1988 · 12:00 local
Place
Chemult, OR
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5258C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA097
Reported as
Hughes 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,365 total203 in this make and model92 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.

Raised dust and debris during aerial taxi for takeoff. Rotors struck a tree due to restricted visibility.

As the FAA filed it

RAISED DUST AND DEBRIS DURING AERIAL TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. ROTORS STRUCK A TREE DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY.

NTSB investigation

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