19991130045209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 369E · Alsea, OR · November 30, 1999

Date: November 30, 1999 · 12:00 local
Place: Alsea, OR
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: MLTL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1611W
Reported as: Hughes 369E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total5,287 in this make and model130 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.

(-23)On 11-30-99, at 1200AM, N1611W, a MD-500E (HU-369-E) helicopter, pilot by privacy data omitted, was conducting christmas tree sling loads when the sling cable struct the tail rotor, causing failure of tail rotor gear box and blades,thus causing the helicopter to be out of control and colliding with ground. Helicopter was operated by a FAR 133 operator, menasha corp. (mltl), north bend, OR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 11-30-99, AT 1200AM, N1611W, A MD-500E (HU-369-E) HELICOPTER, PILOT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, WAS CONDUCTING CHRISTMAS TREE SLING LOADS WHEN THE SLING CABLE STRUCT THE TAIL ROTOR, CAUSING FAILURE OF TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND BLADES,THUS CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDING WITH GROUND. HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY A FAR 133 OPERATOR, MENASHA CORP. (MLTL), NORTH BEND, OR.