- Date
- November 16, 1984, 13:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Kings Valley, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58256Hughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841116062439A
- Case key
- 40089
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to fly the acft away from the site of a proposed load drop before the drop was completed. The FAA inspectors said the sling did not release properly. When the plt attempted to depart the area the acft struck the groundin a nose low attitude. The plt has 'no specific recollection of the accident.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58256
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 108030D
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Spokane Helicopters Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Kings Valley, OR
- Destination
- Kings Valley, OR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 1,015 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
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 N58256 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.