NONE · Hughes 500D · 2004-07-14 · Iliamna, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC04LA079
Event ID
20040727X01075
Type
Accident
Date
2004-07-14
Location
Iliamna, AK, USA
Coordinates
59.883335, -155.300003
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
500D
Registration
C-GVHG
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The ground crew's failure to use proper procedures while securing a sling load to the helicopter, which resulted in foreign object damage to the helicopter's main rotor system while idling.