- Date
- July 11, 1977
- Place
- Hawk Inlet, AK · HAWK INLET, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N377STHughes 369C
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770711022129A
- Case key
- 145974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3125 77/7/11 HAWK INLET,AK HUGHES 369C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3070 TIME - 1740 N377ST PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAWK INLET,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED POWER RECOVERY DURING AUTOROTATION.SOFT GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N377ST
- Reported as
- Hughes 369C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.