- Date
- July 31, 1976
- Place
- Westbury, NY · WESTBURY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N609PDHughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760731023139A
- Case key
- 155577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3696 76/7/31 WESTBURY,NY HUGHES 369 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N609PD PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE UNK/NR, 3111 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 167 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEMPSTEAD,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES HAZE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DSCNDG TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO AN INJURED MOTORIST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N609PD
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N609PD · 1
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