- Date
- May 16, 1973
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N9693FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730516012259A
- Case key
- 189876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3264 73/5/16 RICHMOND,VA HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2284 TIME - 1000 N9693F PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA RICHMOND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING REMARKS- DRG FLARE DETECTED BINDING IN COLLECTIVE CTL.MARK FOUND ON PLTS GUN HOLSTER NOT THERE BFR ACDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9693F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downtown Heliport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9693F · 1
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