- Date
- June 23, 1978
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9584FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780623020319A
- Case key
- 141199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1448 78/6/23 ATLANTA,GA HUGHES 269C CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2629 TIME - 1655 N9584F PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- PICKING UP CHECK BUCKET ON TOP OF POLE AT BANK.SKID OBSERVED LODGED BETWEEN ROPE & POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9584F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.