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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Togiak, AK · May 22, 1991

Date
May 22, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place
Togiak, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EOOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5314D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA060
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total4,000 in this make and model150 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.

Fishing boat tied under helicopter. Rope came loose and fouled tail rotor pc links. Landed hard on tundra.

As the FAA filed it

FISHING BOAT TIED UNDER HELICOPTER. ROPE CAME LOOSE AND FOULED TAIL ROTOR PC LINKS. LANDED HARD ON TUNDRA.

NTSB investigation

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