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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Hunter, NY · July 7, 1979

Date
July 7, 1979 · 17:40 local
Place
Hunter, NY
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9062F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA052
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,645 total235 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made a steep climb over trees on takeoff. Settled with power, struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A STEEP CLIMB OVER TREES ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED WITH POWER, STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.