- Date
- March 2, 1977
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8337FHughes 369B
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0006 77/3/2 MESA,AZ HUGHES 369B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0858 N8337F PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 46, 11485 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,AZ MESA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- CYCLIC NOT NEUTRALIZED.ROTOR HEAD ASSY DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8337F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Falcon Field