- Date
- April 2, 1979
- Place
- Pekin, IL · PEKIN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8629FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790402015849A
- Case key
- 137096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1132 79/4/2 PEKIN,IL HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1456 N8629F PX- 1 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO 40, 6484 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1410 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRING BOY,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PIC INTENTIONALLY ATTEMPTED FLT UNDER PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8629F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8629FRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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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.