- Date
- September 2, 1977
- Place
- Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9138FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770902034729A
- Case key
- 145362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3115 77/9/2 NR.CANTWELL,AK HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3617 TIME - 1030 N9138F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1185 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIELD SITE CANTWELL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ROTOR & ENG RPM WENT TO 110% DRG FLT FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9138F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9138FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9138F · 1
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