- Date
- May 1, 1969
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9489FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2440 69/5/1 LUBBOCK,TEX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1233 TIME - 1330 N9489F PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LUBBOCK,TEX LUBBOCK,TEX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION TO INSPECTOR ON GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9489F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Town And Country
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Other investigations on N9489F · 2
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