- Date
- April 3, 1987, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Forks, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8356FHughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870403008479A
- Case key
- 40606
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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.
Analysis
During external load operation the aircraft's engine ceased operating. The helicopter was too close to the ground for recovery. The helicopter descended, struck the ground hard and then rolled over onto its right side. Water in the fuel was discovered after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8356F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 170069D
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Operator
- Orca Helicopter Service, Inc., doing business as Orca Helicopter Service
- Registered owner
- Bonitar Warner & Kevin Warner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 13, 1986
- Departed
- Forks, WA
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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 N8356F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.