Accident · 1993-08-27

NTSB case ANC93LA158 · HUGHES 369D · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1993-08-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 369D (N5074R)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOLOY HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.

Source: NTSB case ANC93LA158

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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