- Date
- November 26, 1965
- Place
- Enid, OK · ENID, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8793FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174956
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0962 65/11/26 ENID,OKLA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 570 TIME - 1135 N8793F PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRING TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER-EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY. WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 40 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WINDS 40-45 W/GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8793F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodring