DEN79FQA13

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Albuquerque, NM · June 11, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1979
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9317FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790611011849A
Case key
135826

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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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3-1481  79/6/11    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N9317F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N9317F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N9317F · 1

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