IAD75FLQ02

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Dreyfus, KY · July 7, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1974
Place
Dreyfus, KY · DREYFUS, KY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9467FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740707021149A
Case key
128116

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1922   74/7/7    DREYFUS,KY          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 164
        TIME - 1454                    N9467F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG HILL,KY                 DREYFUS,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES APRX 30FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9467F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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 · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N9467F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.