DEN76DTE37

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 369HS · Colorado Spgs, CO · October 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 30, 1975
Place
Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9252FHughes 369HS
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751030035549A
Case key
151079

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3198  75/10/30   COLORADO SPGS,CO    HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 624
        TIME - 1000                    N9252F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N9252F
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Peterson Field

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Other investigations on N9252F · 1

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