- Date
- May 27, 1975
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77HWHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750527016949A
- Case key
- 149100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2965 75/5/27 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4590 TIME - 0945 N77HW PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK TYONEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. HIT T/R FIRST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77HW
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.