- Date
- September 30, 1981
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3766ZHughes 369A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810930064189A
- Case key
- 122930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3085 81/9/30 ATLANTA,GA HUGHES 369A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N3766Z PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 46, 13701 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB PEACHTREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG FORCED LNDG NR SCHOOL,SAW CHILDREN,DIVERTED TO SOCCER FLD,LNDD HARD AFT CLRG TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3766Z
- Reported as
- Hughes 369A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dekalb Peachtree
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3766Z · 1
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