- Date
- July 12, 1980
- Place
- Chokosna, AK · CHOKOSNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8363FHughes 369B
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800712025579A
- Case key
- 129496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1956 80/7/12 CHOKOSNA,AK HUGHES 369B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2894 TIME - 1330 N8363F PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1156 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHOKOSNA,AK MT NELSON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- CARGO SLING NOT WEIGHTED,FLEW BACK INTO TAIL ROTOR.T/R,GEAR BOX SEPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8363F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8363FRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 1991 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8363F · 1
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