- Date
- August 7, 1978
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7477FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780807038129A
- Case key
- 139243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3187 78/8/7 NR.PHOENIX,AZ HUGHES 269C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1677 TIME - 0746 N7477F PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PHOENIX,AZ PHOENIX,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7477F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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