# NTSB ANC80IA050: Hughes 369HS, N277ST, Wagon Wheel, AK, June 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1980
- Place: Wagon Wheel, AK · WAGON WHEEL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80IA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0012  80/6/11  NR.WAGON WHEEL,AK     HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 8108
        TIME - 1000                    N277ST              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIELD SITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WAGON WHEEL,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: DROOP STOPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE HIT 2 PERSONS DRG ENG SHTDN.RIVETS SHEARED IN DROOP STOP STRIKER PLATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N277ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Field Site

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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