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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Iliamna, AK · September 11, 1991

Date
September 11, 1991 · 09:30 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
EOOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29JV
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA146
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,704 total4,215 in this make and model251 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel during sling load operations. Low rotor RPM. Made hard landing chopping off the tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SLING LOAD OPERATIONS. LOW ROTOR RPM. MADE HARD LANDING CHOPPING OFF THE TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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