- Date
- August 8, 1970
- Place
- Big Rock, VA · BIG ROCK, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9328FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1372 70/8/8 BIG ROCK,VA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1030 TIME - 1815 N9328F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG ROCK,VA GRUNDY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION REMARKS- HIT BIRD,WHILE CHECKING FOR DMG ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO DSCND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9328F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grundy
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