- Date
- October 4, 1980
- Place
- Silverton, CO · SILVERTON, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9153FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801004049809A
- Case key
- 127523
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3782 80/10/4 NR.SILVERTON,CO HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N9153F PX- 3 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 43, 7183 TOTAL HOURS, 336 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOWARDSVILLE,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- OIL EXPLORATION FLT.DEVIATED TO SIGHTSEE,MOUNTAINOUS TRRN.WATCHING VEHICLE ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9153F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N9153F · 2
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