- Date
- May 31, 1976
- Place
- Gaithersburgh, MD · GAITHERSBURGH, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9397FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760531013709A
- Case key
- 154059
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1268 76/5/31 GAITHERSBURGH,MD HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1420 N9397F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 1125 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURGH,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9397F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery County
N9397FRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9397F · 4
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