CHI73AC077

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · Moraine, OH · March 22, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1973
Place
Moraine, OH · MORAINE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9541FHughes 269A
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163261

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0506  73/3/22    MORAINE,OHIO        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N9541F              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORAINE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORAINE,OHIO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PRIVATE PLT CK. T/R GUARD HIT AUTO TIRE MARKER DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION FROM HOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N9541F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moraine Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.