- Date
- September 14, 1975
- Place
- Howell, MI · HOWELL, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8823FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750914028749A
- Case key
- 151597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3481 75/9/14 HOWELL,MI HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 665 TIME - 1130 N8823F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVINGSTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOWELL,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- MN ROTOR BLADE CUT OFF 6FT OF TAIL PYLON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8823F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Livingston
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8823F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL88LA249Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaluda, SCThe instructor pilot reported that they were conducting autorotation training. During an autorotation the crew delayed initiating the power recovery. The helicopters struck the ground causing substantial damage. The pilots did not report experiencing a system…NTSB MKC75FCD29Accident · No injuriesClosedBettendorf, IANTSB OAK66A0027Accident · No injuriesClosedSonoma, CA