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ANC91LA060

1991-05-22 · TOGIAK, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N5314D has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (WEST KAY ANN WEST-2, built 2008), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE CARGO PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Factual narrative

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, A SECURING ROPE CAME LOOSE AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL. DURING THE AUTOROTATION, GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE IN A LEVEL ALTITUDE, BUT THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO SEVER THE TAILBOOM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_ANC91LA060.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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