# Accident 20031208036719A: Hughes 369D, Moclips, WA, December 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Moclips, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.3667° N, 124.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3667&lon=-124.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8343F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031208036719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROTORCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION (CEDAR SHAKE BOLT BLOCKS). ROTORCRAFT HAD LANDED, REFUELED AND RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO RESUMING OPERATION. AIRCRAFT HAD MADE APPROXIMATELY FOUR LIFTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ROTORCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT JETTISONED THE LOAD OF SHAKE BOLT BLOCKS AND CABLE. PILOT REPORTED OVER THE RADIO THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA04LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA025), Dec 8, 2003: Hughes 369D (N8343F), Moclips, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A sudden loss of engine power during hover for undetermined reasons.

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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