- Date
- May 21, 1970
- Place
- Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8926FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0699 70/5/21 SLATON,TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0600 N8926F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 26, 2160 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SLATON,TEX SLATON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 2 ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8926F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Slaton
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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 FTW69F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedOdonnell, TXNTSB FTW67A0121Accident · No injuriesClosedDumas, TXNTSB FTW66A0053Accident · No injuriesClosedLubbock, TX