- Date
- October 31, 1972
- Place
- Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9552FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169177
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4085 72/10/31 FLINT, MICH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1256 TIME - 1241 N9552F PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLINT, MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ROTATED TO R AFTER LIFT OFF. PLT UN STOP ROTATION,MADE EMERG LDG. FIRST PATROL SINCE DUAL CK OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9552F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop