- Date
- May 22, 1976
- Place
- Castroville, TX · CASTROVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8871FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153944
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1492 76/5/22 CASTROVILLE,TX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N8871F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 3802 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASTROVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASTROVILLE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- DISCUSSING MANEUVERS. 2300 RPM,COLLECTIVE FRICTIONED DWN FOR 12-15 MIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8871F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Castroville
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