- Date
- September 3, 1966
- Place
- Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N8733FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0882 66/9/3 TULSA OKLA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N8733F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIMULATED POWER FAILURE-HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED.ENG QUIT WHEN INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED PWR RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8733F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Turley
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Other investigations on N8733F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI01LA223Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, ILThe helicopter's loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering close to the ground, and the low altitude and low airspeed. A factor relating to this accident was the pilot not being able to get into autorotation.NTSB NYC75FFJ11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGroveland, NYNTSB FTW67A0122Accident · No injuriesClosedTulsa, OKNTSB FTW66A0084Accident · No injuriesClosedTulsa, OK