- Date
- July 5, 1977
- Place
- Gooding, ID · GOODING, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7432FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770705016479A
- Case key
- 146647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1660 77/7/5 GOODING,ID HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N7432F PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 27, 3550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOODING,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SURVEY OF FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.STRUCK UNMARKED WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7432F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7432FRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2018 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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.
Other investigations on N7432F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR14LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDarrington, WAMaintenance personnel’s failure to secure the throttle mount bracket during a recent engine installation, which resulted in the loss of throttle movement and an inability to control engine power.NTSB SEA76DYA39Accident · No injuriesClosedGooding, ID