- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8790FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168943
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3195 72/11/1 GARY,IND HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2683 TIME - 1930 N8790F PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- SEARCH LITE KIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8790F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gary Municipal
N8790FRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8790F · 2
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