- Date
- March 3, 1978
- Place
- Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9427FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780303004299A
- Case key
- 143244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0395 78/3/3 NR.DOUGLAS,WY HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4206 TIME - 1640 N9427F PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 1853 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DON GRANT RANCH,WY DON GRANT RANCH,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK REMARKS- THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION FOR UNKNOWN REASON.PILOT KNEW OF STUCK THROTTLE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9427F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9427FRegistration cancelled May 5, 2016 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming HIO-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 N9427F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN15LA341Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtkinson, ILThe pilot's improper decision to intentionally fly the helicopter at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a power line.NTSB CHI86LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaldwin, WIAfter picking up his passenger at williams pipeline, minneapolis, Minnesota, the plt flew eastward along interstate 90 enroute to a pipeline near wausau, Wisconsin. While flying at approximatelly 400 feet, the plt and passenger stated that the engine started…NTSB SEA71DXM18Accident · No injuriesClosedAtlanta, IDNTSB SEA67A0010Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEaverton, OR