- Date
- October 31, 1981
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8659FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811031070989A
- Case key
- 123686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2060 81/10/31 ATLANTA,GA HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3382 TIME - 1414 N8659F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- DRG PASS FOR BANNER DROP,BANNER CAUGHT ON WING OF PARKED CONVAIR 340,HELICOPTER YAWED & CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8659F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fulton County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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