- Date
- February 16, 1980
- Place
- Redmond, WA · REDMOND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9205FHughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800216002619A
- Case key
- 131850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0273 80/2/16 REDMOND,WA HUGHES 369 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0902 N9205F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 28, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 406 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDMOND,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR ON FLOAT EQUIPPED HEL HIT WATER DRG LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9205F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bellevue
N9205FRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9205F · 1
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