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NTSB investigation record

SEA99FA018

Completed

Hughes 369D· N1096L

Date
December 8, 1998
Location
Taholah, WA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

Turbine wheel failure as the result of a low-cycle fatigue crack that initiated in a beyond-limits grinding gouge. Factors include improper maintenance by unknown parties and tree stumps that prohibited a successful emergency landing.

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