- Date
- April 11, 1967
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8824FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117721
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0143 67/4/11 NEW ORLEANS,LA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N8824F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF AT LOW ROTOR RPM WHEN PLT TOOK HIS HAND OFF COLLECTIVE CONTROL.CRASH LANDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8824F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakefront
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