- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Place
- Craig, AK · CRAIG, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9064FHughes 369S
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168214
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3631 72/9/13 CRAIG,ALAS HUGHES 369S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0850 N9064F PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 31, 5325 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 980 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KETCHIKAN,ALAS NOYES ISLAND,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- SKID STRUCK DOCK CAUSING ROLLOVER INTO WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9064F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9064FRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 317HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.