- Date
- April 19, 1966
- Place
- Beaver, OR · BEAVER, OR
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9363FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172358
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0218 66/4/19 NR.BEAVER OREG HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2000 TIME - 0815 N9363F PX- 2 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STREAM SURVEY FOR OREG.FISH COMMISSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9363F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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