- Date
- March 30, 1978
- Place
- Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9516FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780330003839A
- Case key
- 142658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0399 78/3/30 PUYALLUP,WA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1143 N9516F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 51, 24700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUYALLUP,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 53 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED WIRES ALMOST INVISIBLE DUE HAZE & LONG SPAN BETWEEN POLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9516F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9516F · 1
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