- Date
- July 3, 1970
- Place
- Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9337FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121109
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2884 70/7/3 NR.BELLINGHAM,WASH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 247 TIME - 1300 N9337F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLINGHAM,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- HELICOPTER STUDENT PLT ON SOLO PRACTICE FLT.PERFORMED RECON,LND PASTURE,TOOK OFF INTO SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9337F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9337FRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N9337F · 1
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