- Date
- September 7, 1980
- Place
- Rockford, MN · ROCKFORD, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7473FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800907041079A
- Case key
- 128464
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2678 80/9/7 ROCKFORD,MN HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 546 TIME - 1330 N7473F PX- 0 0 1 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE NEAR OPEN GATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7473F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7473F · 1
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