- Date
- June 25, 1972
- Place
- Hornell, NY · HORNELL, NY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9067FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0917 72/6/25 NR.HORNELL,NY HUGHES 369HS CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2896 TIME - 1317 N9067F PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2302 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALMOND DAM,NY SALAMANICA,NY 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT WIRES 150FT ABOVE CREEK WHILE SURVEYING FLOOD DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9067F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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