- Date
- September 8, 1978
- Place
- Franklin, NC · FRANKLIN, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15TRHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780908031529A
- Case key
- 139694
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2796 78/9/8 FRANKLIN,NC HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2230 N15TR PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 125 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MACON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKLIN,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15TR
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Macon County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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