- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Place
- Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8883FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0035 65/1/25 NR.OKLAHOMA CTY OKLA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0940 N8883F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 43, 8400 TOTAL HOURS, 4 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIMARRON FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8883F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cimarron Field
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