OAK71FJA14

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 500 · Kaneohe, HI · March 3, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 3, 1971
Place
Kaneohe, HI · KANEOHE, HI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N9016FHughes 500
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160104

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0761   71/3/3    KANEOHE,HAWAII      HUGHES 500          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N9016F              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              42, 4416 TOTAL HOURS, 267
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU INTL               WAIHEE VALLEY,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT DRILL SHACKLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9016F
Reported as
Hughes 500
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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