- Date
- July 24, 1975
- Place
- Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9431FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750724024109A
- Case key
- 150207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2340 75/7/24 FLINT,MI HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2104 N9431F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 34, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLINT,MI SAGINAW,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- HIT N1818M,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9431F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop
N9431FRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2018 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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