- Date
- February 3, 1968
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8818FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0206 68/2/3 PLAINVIEW,TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2465 TIME - 1700 N8818F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND HOVERING TURN TO RT.FAILED TOLAND WHEN RPM DROPPED OR TO MAINTAIN LEVEL ATITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8818F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8818F · 2
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