- Date
- May 30, 1977
- Place
- Colorado Sprgs, CO · COLORADO SPRGS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7457FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770530015509A
- Case key
- 158148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1157 77/5/30 NR.COLORADO SPRGS,CO HUGHES 269C CR- 1 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1125 N7457F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 405 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 201 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLORADO SPRGS,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7457F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Peterson Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7457F · 1
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