- Date
- August 7, 1971
- Place
- Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9559FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162885
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2946 71/8/7 GRIFFITH,IND HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1850 N9559F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 2749 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 59 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRIFFITH,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- ATMTD LDG DUE TO AIRFRAME VIBRATION IN FLT.MECHANICS RAG FND IN VANES OF ENG BLOWER ASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9559F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griffith
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