- Date
- May 18, 1980
- Place
- Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9443FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800518014269A
- Case key
- 131113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0544 80/5/18 NR.ARLINGTON,TX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 439 TIME - 1410 N9443F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT GVG RIDES FOR HIRE DRG AIRSHOW.ATTEMPTED DWNWND L PEDAL TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9443F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arlington Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9443F · 1
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