- Date
- March 7, 1977
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7438FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770307006649A
- Case key
- 158070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0843 77/3/7 FT.LAUDERDALE,FL HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N7438F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 31, 400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.LAUDERDALE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7438F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft.Lauderdale
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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.