- Date
- September 15, 1975
- Place
- Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9088FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750915029959A
- Case key
- 150925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2410 75/9/15 NR.VENICE,LA HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1915 TIME - 1516 N9088F PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEADRILL 14 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOPEDALE,LA SEADRILL 14 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/R BLADES HIT 3FT SAFETY NET.PLT POS HELI TO TIEDOWN IN CORNER OF HELIPAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9088F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Seadrill 14
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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.