- Date
- October 28, 1966
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9461FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1168 66/10/28 LEXINGTON KY HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 644 TIME - 1320 N9461F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MAKING APPROACH TO SOD AREA OF ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9461F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blue Grass
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