- Date
- July 28, 1978
- Place
- Sauk Centre, MN · SAUK CENTRE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9199FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780728039579A
- Case key
- 140342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3817 78/7/28 SAUK CENTRE,MN HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5300 TIME - 1930 N9199F PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAUK CENTRE,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DISCHARGING WORKMAN ATOP 140FT TWR.ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TOWER ARM,HELICOPTER FELL TO GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9199F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9199FRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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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.