- Date
- November 19, 1980
- Place
- Kaaawa, HI · KAAAWA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58243Hughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801119075729A
- Case key
- 127575
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3716 80/11/19 NR.KAAAWA,HI HUGHES 369D CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N58243 PX- 1 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 33, 6600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 507 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AIR-AIR TV SERIES PHOTOGRAPHY.HELO OPERATING IN AREA OUTSIDE RCMDD PARAMETERS FOR SPEED & ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58243
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N58243Registration cancelled Aug 10, 1982 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.