ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379861
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1984 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269 |
| Owner/operator: | South Carolina |
| Registration: | N8782F |
| MSN: | 0107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 783 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HO-360-B1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Supply, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown, SC |
| Wilmington, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT AND PASSG STATED THAT AS THE FLT APPROACHED SUPPLY, NC, THE WX CONDITIONS DETERIORIATED AND THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A FOG BANK. THE PASSG RECALLED THAT THE VISIBILITY REDUCED COMPLETELY AND VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WAS LOST. THE PLT DECIDED TO FLY EAST TOWARD THE OCEAN AND DECENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE HOPING FOR BETTER WX. THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL84LA125
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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