- Date
- August 15, 1981
- Place
- Swan Lake, AK · SWAN LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8348FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810815059089A
- Case key
- 124625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1861 81/8/15 NR.SWAN LAKE,AK HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5561 TIME - 1100 N8348F PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 952 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SWAN LAKE,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LIFTING LOG,STEEP SLOPE,NR LAKE.LOG DISLODGED,PULLED HEL DWN,UN ELEC RLS.INSUF TIME FOR MECH RLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8348F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8348F · 1
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