- Date
- June 8, 1966
- Place
- Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8778FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0399 66/6/8 HINSDALE ILL HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1210 N8778F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 44, 5089 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 120 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HINSDALE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STUDENT LOST ROTOR RPM DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. UNSUCCESSFUL POWER RECOVERY BY INSTRUCTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8778F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hinsdale