# Incident 19981211042139I: Hughes 369FF, Pogo Mine, AK, December 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pogo Mine, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N530TJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981211042139I

## Narrative

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

(-5) WHILE LIFTING TO A HOVER THE ROTOR WASH REMOVED A TARP. FROM THE BED OF A NEARBY PICKUP TRUCK.  THE TARP WENT THROUGH THE MAIN ROTOR, DAMAGING TWO BLADES.

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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