- Date
- December 22, 1975
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9693FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751222039809A
- Case key
- 152166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4010 75/12/22 RICHMOND,VA HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 32, 387 TIME - 1745 N9693F PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE HEAD SEPARATED FM VALVE STEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9693F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9693F · 1
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