- Date
- November 30, 1965
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8926FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0871 65/11/30 LUBBOCK TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 352 TIME - 1510 N8926F PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-IMPROPERLY EXECUTED AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- PILOT PRACTISING FOR INSTRUCTORS RATING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8926F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8926F · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC99LA092Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJuneau, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, and an inadequately planned approach. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.NTSB FTW74FQD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAlpine, TXNTSB FTW70FQG14Accident · No injuriesClosedSlaton, TXNTSB FTW69F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedOdonnell, TXNTSB FTW67A0121Accident · No injuriesClosedDumas, TX