CircumFlightN501DH Hughes 500DH accident
NTSB 74719 · 1978-12-27
Docket — crew, injuries and powerplant
This record is from the 1962–1981 era, whose reporting thresholds and coded
fields differ from the modern ones. Categories and counts are not comparable
across eras.
Circumstances
- Light condition
- DAYLIGHT
- Sky condition
- CLEAR
- Wind direction
- 30
- Wind speed (kt)
- 5
- Temperature (F)
- 55
- Terrain
- DENSE WITH TREES
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Investigation type
- F
Aircraft
| Registration | Make | Model | Damage | FAR part |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N501DH | HUGHES | 500DH | — | — |
Sequence of events
| # | Occurrence | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S0 | Climb |
Findings
| Finding | |
|---|---|
| 78D6 | cause |
| 8894 | cause |
| 6409 | factor |