- Date
- July 29, 1978
- Place
- Swainboro, GA · SWAINBORO, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9457FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780729023099A
- Case key
- 139967
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2201 78/7/29 SWAINBORO,GA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 390 TIME - 1730 N9457F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWAINBORO,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- ON TOUCHDOWN HELICOPTER BOUNCED AND FELL OFF SIDE OF PLATFORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9457F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9457F · 1
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