- Date
- April 27, 1974
- Place
- Imlay City, MI · IMLAY CITY, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8902FHughes 269A-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740427011879A
- Case key
- 186346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0855 74/4/27 IMLAY CITY,MICH HUGHES 269A-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1505 N8902F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MICH IMLAY CITY,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/R BLADE SEPARATED.T/R DRIVE SHAFT TWISTED.OBJECT STRUCK BY T/R NOT IDENTIFIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8902F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8902F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI82DA245Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDavison, MIThe student pilot was making a 180 degree pedal turn to the right while hovering. The instructor pilot (ip) stated that after 90 degrees of turn, the rate of turning started to increase and the student applied left pedal to slow the turn. The ip noted that…NTSB OAK69D0046Accident · No injuriesClosedSan Carlos, CA