- Date
- July 2, 1975
- Place
- Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9293FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750702016359A
- Case key
- 149602
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1675 75/7/2 COLUMBUS,MS HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2311 TIME - 1930 N9293F PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,MS 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLD SURVEY.STRUCK LOW VOLTAGE PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9293F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.