- Date
- July 15, 1971
- Place
- Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9046FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2554 71/7/15 GRND CANYON,ARIZ HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2021 TIME - 1402 N9046F PX- 0 0 3 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUSAYAN,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SGTSEEING FLT.PLT FLEW THRU WIRES OVER RIVER,LNDD SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9046F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage