- Date
- July 16, 1985, 17:30 local (Jul 17, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hoonah, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3601DAerospatiale AS350D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850716038969A
- Case key
- 40199
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
During a CFR 135 flt the plt heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the acft with a corresponding left yaw. The eng was shut down in-flt and a successful autorotation was made onto water. The plt discovered 50 lbs of tools and 50 ft of cable had exited the cargo door when it came open in-flt. FAA inspectors found the cargo door and it's latch to be in proper working order.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3601D
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale AS350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1186
- Airframe hours
- 2,250
- Engine
- Lycoming LTS-101-600A2, 531 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Livingston Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Hoonah, AK
- Destination
- NONE · Gustavis, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,162 total · 1,084 in this make and model · 3,465 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.