- Date
- June 22, 1974
- Place
- Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8859FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740622015789A
- Case key
- 126400
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1436 74/6/22 NR.DOUGLAS,WYO HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 8120 TIME - 0925 N8859F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLAS,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE LINE BY RANCH HOUSE IN CONFINED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8859F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8859FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 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 N8859F · 5
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