- Date
- August 26, 1972
- Place
- Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8889FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167947
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3027 72/8/26 TROY,MICH HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1535 N8889F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING 30, 3998 TOTAL HOURS, 194 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRIX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING REMARKS- UNOCCUPIED HELICOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE THEN CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8889F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Prix
N8889FRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8889F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL86LA141Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaniels, WVThe plt stated that he noted a 'large vibration' after he had taken off. He suspected a psbl bird strike or bearing failure, & subsequently, the helicopter crashed into trees. According to the plt, the eng did not fail; however, witnesses saw the helicopter…NTSB CHI67A0088Accident · No injuriesClosedW.Bloomfield, MI