# NTSB Accident ANC04LA079
> **Hughes 500D** · 2004-07-14 · Iliamna, AK, USA · NONE
## 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.

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