OAK77FJA07

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269C · Honolulu, HI · March 16, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 16, 1977
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9619FHughes 269C
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770316007639A
Case key
157289

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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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3-0608  77/3/16  NR.HONOLULU,HI        HUGHES 269C         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 10432
        TIME - 1521                    N9619F              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
                                    INTENDED DESTINATION
                                      LOCAL
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT LOGGED 12HRS FLT TIME IN LAST 24. BLACK-GRAY PAINTED WIRES MASKED AGAINST FOLIAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9619F
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.