- Date
- May 30, 1978
- Place
- Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N19BLHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780530011509A
- Case key
- 142078
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1702 78/5/30 LATROBE,PA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2004 N19BL PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 4768 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 113 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMORELAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LATROBE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STUDENT HAD CTL OF PEDALS & CYCLIC,PIC HAD COLLECTIVE.WINDS GUSTING 10K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19BL
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westmoreland
FAA reports on this event · 1
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