- Date
- December 18, 1972
- Place
- Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9093FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169327
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3746 72/12/18 NR.VENICE,LA HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2387 TIME - 1622 N9093F PX- 1 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.PASS 65B DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SO.PASS PLATFORM 65B VENICE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TKOF FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM. HIT SAFETY FENCE. ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9093F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- So.Pass 65b
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