- Date
- July 4, 1971
- Place
- Bowie, MD · BOWIE, MD
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9424FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0722 71/7/4 BOWIE,MD HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2800 TIME - 1900 N9424F PX- 0 0 2 NS CTR PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAV PARKING LOT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUNNING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF FROM CONFINED AREA W HIGH OBSTRCTNS AT GROSS WT,HIT WIRES,CRASHED,RLD OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9424F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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