- Date
- August 29, 1980
- Place
- Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N500NCHughes 500D
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800829040009A
- Case key
- 129518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1875 80/8/29 MANISTEE,MI HUGHES 500D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 3660 TIME - 1620 N500NC PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANISTEE BLACKER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT CLINTON,OH MANISTEE,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PAXS PURSE BECAME LODGED UNDER L PEDAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500NC
- Reported as
- Hughes 500D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manistee Blacker
N500NCRegistered now · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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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.
Other investigations on N500NC · 1
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