- Date
- June 1, 1980
- Place
- Willmar, MN · WILLMAR, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7448FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800601017769A
- Case key
- 130400
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1695 80/6/1 WILLMAR,MN HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 415 TIME - 1700 N7448F PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRLTN-LARSON HELI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,MN WILLMAR,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7448F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crltn-Larson Heli
N7448FRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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Other investigations on N7448F · 2
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