19881212054029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Kountze, TX · December 12, 1988

Date
December 12, 1988 · 14:18 local
Place
Kountze, TX
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
YELL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58261
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DRA01
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total2,700 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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.

Ran out of fuel spraying trees. Sling load caught in trees causing crash. Low fuel float wire bent on installation.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL SPRAYING TREES. SLING LOAD CAUGHT IN TREES CAUSING CRASH. LOW FUEL FLOAT WIRE BENT ON INSTALLATION.

NTSB investigation

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