- Date
- September 12, 1970
- Place
- Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8717FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3767 70/9/12 BORGER,TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N8717F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 5450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BORGER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BORGER,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- LND ON HEELS OF SKIDS AND TAIL SKID. M/R CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8717F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Borger
N8717FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8717F · 1
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