- Date
- July 29, 1965
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8949FHughes 269A-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177226
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0530 65/7/29 MESA ARIZ HUGHES 269A-1 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 600 TIME - 1450 N8949F PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT ALLOWED MECHANIC TO HANDLE CONTROLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8949F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Falcon Field