- Date
- July 10, 1965
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9362FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0867 65/7/10 INDIANAPOLIS IND HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR TIME - 2029 N9362F PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT-ALCHOL & DRUG IMPAIRED EFFICIENCY & JUDGMNT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLIGHT LOG INCOMPLETE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9362F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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