- Date
- March 15, 1969
- Place
- Hachita, NM · HACHITA, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9368FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0361 69/3/15 HACHITA, N MEX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3200 TIME - 0935 N9368F PX- 0 0 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT ON ATTEMPTED LDG ON MT SLOPE,ROLLED DOWN MT SIDE.5500 FT ALT.WINDS 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9368F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9368FRegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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