- Date
- December 4, 1981
- Place
- Winterhaven, CA · WINTERHAVEN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N58184Hughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811204077719A
- Case key
- 122648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3498 81/12/4 NR.WINTERHAVEN,CA HUGHES 369 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 3771 TIME - 1640 N58184 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTERHAVEN,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATOR. CABLE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR DURING LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58184
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N58184Registration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N58184 · 1
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