- Date
- May 21, 1978
- Place
- B1rchwood, WI · B1RCHWOOD, WI
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7449FHughes 269
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780521022489A
- Case key
- 142090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2133 78/5/21 NR.B1RCHWOOD,WI HUGHES 269 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N7449F PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 33, 4742 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 236 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LADYSMITH,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7449F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.