OAK77FVM14

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild FH1100 · San Francisco, CA · May 24, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1977
Place
San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N390PFairchild FH1100
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770524013899A
Case key
157232

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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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3-1255  77/5/24    SAN FRANCISCO,CA    FAIRCHILD FH1100    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0830                    N390P               PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              32, 5615 TOTAL HOURS, 105
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                  SAN FRANCISCO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- PREPARING TO SLING-LIFT ANTENNA MAST.PROPER SIGNAL NOT GIVEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N390P
Reported as
Fairchild FH1100
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 N390P · 1

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