- Date
- June 19, 1977
- Place
- Waller, TX · WALLER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19770619016762A19770619016761A
- Case key
- 158729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1295 77/6/19 WALLER,TX HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1625 N9203F PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 30, 2232 TOTAL HOURS, 92 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 2 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY LAKES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX TEMPLE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. REMARKS- CROSSED ARPT ABT 200FT OVR RWY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1295 77/6/19 WALLER,TX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 141 TIME - 1625 N38101 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY LAKES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALLER,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N38101
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sky Lakes
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N9203F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Sky Lakes
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.