- Date
- May 28, 1973
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8790FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730528014089A
- Case key
- 190529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1218 73/5/28 GARY,IND HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2930 TIME - 1915 N8790F PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 960 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INITIATED PATROL WITH APRX 10GAL FUEL ON BOARD.DRG RTRN ARPT RESPONDED TO POLICE EMERGENCY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8790F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gary Muni
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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