- Date
- April 18, 1972
- Place
- Bergoo, WV · BERGOO, WV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9635FHughes 269
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165789
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0702 72/4/18 BERGOO,W VA HUGHES 269 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2600 TIME - 1005 N9635F PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ELKINS,W VA RETURN BOUGHUA RUN,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLEW INTO PWR LINES STRUNG ACROSS VALLEY ABOUT 400 FT AGL. NO RECORD OF PLTS ROTORCRAFT RATING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9635F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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