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| Date: | Thursday 13 November 1986 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1089D |
| MSN: | 510966D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2791 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winlock, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS LOADING XMAS TREES FROM A FARM TO A TRUCK. HE HAD JUST RELEASED A LOAD AND WAS EN ROUTE BACK TO THE PICKUP AREA WHEN THE EMPTY LONG-LINE SLING CONTACTED TREETOPS. THE SLING REBOUNDED INTO THE TAIL ROTOR & DAMAGED THE GEAR BOX WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PLT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING, BUT THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA87LA025
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1988 | N1089D | Soloy Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Kitoi Bay, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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