- Date
- July 25, 1976
- Place
- Abbotsford, WI · ABBOTSFORD, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8929FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760725025199A
- Case key
- 154767
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2182 76/7/25 NR.ABBOTSFORD,WI HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3922 TIME - 1510 N8929F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLBY-ABBOTSFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLBY,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8929F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Colby-Abbotsford
N8929FRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8929F · 3
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