- Date
- December 4, 1971
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9470FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164498
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3350 71/12/4 LOUISVILLE,KY HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 758 TIME - 1545 N9470F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PLT MADE LATE RCVRY W PWR IN PRACTICE AUTO,LOST ROTOR RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9470F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9470FRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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