- Date
- March 28, 1976
- Place
- Richmond, MI · RICHMOND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8880FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760328006689A
- Case key
- 153137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0536 76/3/28 RICHMOND,MI HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 110 TIME - 1630 N8880F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOME HANGAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- FUEL STRAINER BRACKET FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8880F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Home Hangar
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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