ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 129261
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| Date: | 17-AUG-1977 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Woods Air Service |
| Registration: | N9193F |
| MSN: | 540597S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kobuk, Alaska, at 66°55′3″N 156°54′25″W -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kobuk, AK |
| Kobuk, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 17 August 1977 when flew into the ground near Kobuk, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. Kobuk is located at 66°55′3″N 156°54′25″W. According to the NTSB report, the pilot was "buzzing" some spectators on the ground, and indulging in unauthorized/unwarranted low flying, when he misjudged the aircraft's speed and altitude after he "diverted attention from operation of aircraft" causing a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain)
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ANC77DA076 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=45348&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9193F
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=11269
4. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/h369hs.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2016 20:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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