- Date
- September 2, 1976
- Place
- Hawk Inlet, AK · HAWK INLET, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9172FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760902042039A
- Case key
- 156113
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3955 76/9/2 NR.HAWK INLET,AK HUGHES 369HS CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N9172F PX- 2 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 37, 6709 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 367 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EXPLORATION CAMP HAWK INLET,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RIDGES ON BOTH SIDES OF VALLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9172F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.