- Date
- July 12, 1973
- Place
- Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8926FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730712020849A
- Case key
- 189745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1679 73/7/12 NR.ALPINE,TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 15000 TIME - 1300 N8926F PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 7010 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALPINE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM REMARKS- JAMMED FLT CONTRLS COYOTE HUNTNG.INVEST REVEALED 4 SHELL CASES UNDER SEAT AT CYCLIC CONT MECHANISM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8926F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
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 FTW70FQG14Accident · No injuriesClosedSlaton, TXNTSB FTW69F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedOdonnell, TXNTSB FTW67A0121Accident · No injuriesClosedDumas, TXNTSB FTW66A0053Accident · No injuriesClosedLubbock, TX