# Incident 19881104065899I: Hughes 369D, Wareham, MA, November 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wareham, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JOQA
- Location: 41.7626° N, 70.7217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wareham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7626&lon=-70.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58254 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 50 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104065899I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DROPPING EXTERNAL LOAD, EMPTY NET WAS LIFTED UP INTO TAIL ROTOR. DAMAGE TO ROTOR AND GEAR BOX.

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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