- Date
- February 19, 1965
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8916FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0066 65/2/19 NR.HOUSTON TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N8916F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 47, 17000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 690 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8916F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8916FRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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