59.7568° N, 154.9111° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 14, 2004 · 21:00 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EOOL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGVHG
Reported as
Hughes 369D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Rope was thrown into turning rotor blades by ground crew member working on hooking up sling load. Helicopter was on the ground at the time of the accident. Company is evaluating its loading procedures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ROPE WAS THROWN INTO TURNING ROTOR BLADES BY GROUND CREW MEMBER WORKING ON HOOKING UP SLING LOAD. HELICOPTER WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. COMPANY IS EVALUATING ITS LOADING PROCEDURES.