NTSB SEA84LA134 — 1984-06-16 · WRANGELL, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N5133U

Make / Model: HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC HUGHES 369D
Year of manufacture: 1982 · 2 years old at event
Engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER (420 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19820505
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A66F68

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5133U Hughes 369D None

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS PARKED WITH THE ENG RUNNING WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER ACFT, A BEECH C-45G. PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, THE HELICOPTER WAS AT A LOW RPM; THEREFORE, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE HELICOPTER OUT OF THE WAY. THE BEECH ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED FROM AN FBO WITH NO INTENT FOR FLT. PRIOR TO TAXIING, A MECHANIC HAD EXAMINED THE BRAKES & TOLD THE PLT OF THE BEECH THAT THE RIGHT MAIN BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN & WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR. THE PERSON TAXIING THE BEECH LOST CONTROL, WHILE TAXIING, & ALLOWED THE ACFT TO RUN INTO THE HELICOPTER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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