CircumFlightN9163F Hughes 500D accident
NTSB 79286 · 1980-01-11
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
- OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED
- Ceiling (ft)
- 3600
- Wind direction
- 190
- Wind speed (kt)
- 10
- Temperature (F)
- 55
- Terrain
- HILLY
- Flight plan
- NONE
- Investigation type
- F
Aircraft
| Registration | Make | Model | Damage | FAR part |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9163F | HUGHES | 500D | — | — |
Sequence of events
| # | Occurrence | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N0 | Cruise |
Findings
| Finding | |
|---|---|
| 6415 | cause |
| 83I | factor |
| 82B | factor |
| 82V | factor |