- Date
- March 6, 1972
- Place
- Burlington, WA · BURLINGTON, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9048FHughes 369HE
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165822
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0624 72/3/6 BURLINGTON,WASH HUGHES 369HE CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1250 N9048F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 30, 3098 TOTAL HOURS, 104 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUDDEN VALLEY,WASH SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 10K.AS POWER WAS APPLIED,AUTOROTATION TERMINATED,HELICOPTER HIT POWER LINE.CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9048F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HE
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage