- Date
- August 1, 1979
- Place
- Makawao Maui, HI · MAKAWAO MAUI, HI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8687FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790801031209A
- Case key
- 133811
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3830 79/8/1 MAKAWAO,MAUI,HI HUGHES 369D CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0820 N8687F PX- 0 1 0 OTHER AGE 36, 3580 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 78 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOSMER JUNCTION,HI MAKAWAO,MAUI,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 78 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK MOUNTAIN RIDGE. ACFT EXCEED HOVER WT LIMITS BY 271LBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8687F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.