- Date
- January 28, 1971
- Place
- Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8929FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0684 71/1/28 SPEARMAN,TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1549 TIME - 1730 N8929F PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 468 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPEARMAN,TEX SPEARMAN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HEL IN CLBG L TURN,LOST ROTOR RPM.TOO LOW TO EFFECT RCVRY,HIT GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8929F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8929FRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8929F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.