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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369A · Perry, VA · June 7, 2001

Date: June 7, 2001 · 13:43 local
Place: Perry, VA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N58963
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD01FA066
Reported as: Hughes 369A

N58963Registration cancelled Oct 17, 2002 · Hughes 369A (OH-6A)S/N 691211 · Built 1969 Airframe modelHughes 369A (OH-6A)Engine modelAllison 250 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Preliminary report. Accident currently under investigation. (-23 amendment): the pilot attempted to continue a VFR flight into IMC. The aircraft struck a mountain. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRELIMINARY REPORT. ACCIDENT CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. (-23 AMENDMENT): THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE A VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUNTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS KILLED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD01FA066Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPerry, WVThe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. A contributing factor was mountainous terrain.Jun 7, 2001 · Destroyed