- Date
- October 26, 1971
- Place
- Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8810FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3257 71/10/26 GRIFFITH,IND HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N8810F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 2745 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRIFFITH,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- HEL BOUNCED ON LDG FM PRACTICE FULL AUTO,MADE HRD LDG FM AUTO IN A HOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8810F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pvt Strip
N8810FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8810F · 1
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