- Date
- December 9, 1967
- Place
- Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9454FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113618
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1066 67/12/9 EVANSVILLE,IND HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1359 N9454F PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 54, 3861 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 174 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRESS MEMORIAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG AT PARKING LOT FOR SANTA CLAUS APPEARANCE.FAILED TO GROUND-CHECK AREA BEFORE FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9454F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dress Memorial
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