- Date
- July 8, 1988, 20:35 local (Jul 9, 1988, 04:35 UTC)
- Place
- Kitoi Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1089DHughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880708025899A
- Case key
- 5028
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter landed with the left skid against a survey stake which protruded from the ground about 6 inches. Upon liftoff the skid did not clear the metal stake before the helicopter started moving laterally to the left. The left skid remained against the metal stake and the helicopter rolled over on to its left side. The pilot stated later that the lateral trim motor had failed requiring 35 pounds of pressure to the right against the cyclic while at a hover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1089D
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 510966D
- Airframe hours
- 3,669
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Soloy Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 7, 1988 · 6 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,218 total · 2,622 in this make and model · 3,531 as pilot in command · 223 in the last 90 days · 141 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ODK, 32 nm away
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 N1089D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.