- Date
- June 26, 1976
- Place
- Lampasas, TX · LAMPASAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8970FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760626017029A
- Case key
- 153946
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1495 76/6/26 NR.LAMPASAS,TX HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 300 TIME - 1200 N8970F PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CASTROVILLE,TX MINERAL WELLS,TX BURNETT,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES LDG BESIDE HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8970F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8970FRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8970F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW87LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonahans, TXThe acft was destroyed during a forced landing following a partial loss of pwr after liftoff from a trailer. The acft settled back down onto the front of the trailer and subsequently rolled over. The eng continued to run following the roll over. The plt…NTSB FTW79FPD12Accident · No injuriesClosedWichita Falls, TX