- Date
- April 4, 1972
- Place
- Pearland, TX · PEARLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9654FHughes 300C
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1017 72/4/4 PEARLAND,TEX HUGHES 300C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N9654F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 1456 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 44 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER DUSTERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTIN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- PLT INCREASED BANK TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND,RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED.CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9654F
- Reported as
- Hughes 300C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alexander Dusters