- Date
- December 15, 1981
- Place
- Leadville, CO · LEADVILLE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1102AHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811215080169A
- Case key
- 123169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3302 81/12/15 NR.LEADVILLE,CO HUGHES 369D CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0845 N1102A PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION 35, 7090 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1711 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEADVILLE,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED PSBL T-WND APCH,BGN SETTLING W PWR,INCREASED COL PITCH,NO RESPONSE.D/A 10000FT.GST 25KT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1102A
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.