- Date
- February 3, 1980
- Place
- Ringo, TX · RINGO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8825FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800203008479A
- Case key
- 132019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0595 80/2/3 RINGO,TX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 30 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N8825F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RINGO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8825F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8825FRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2009 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8825F · 1
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