- Date
- June 18, 1974
- Place
- Slayton, TX · SLAYTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9499FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740618017119A
- Case key
- 126425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1474 74/6/18 SLAYTON,TEX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N9499F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 4142 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3273 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SLAYTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PILOT LANDED TO CLEAR DIRT FROM EYES. ENG EXHAUST IGNITED THICK DRY WEEDS ABT 3 FT HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9499F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9499FRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9499F · 2
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