- Date
- March 14, 1978
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8938FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780314003749A
- Case key
- 143279
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0439 78/3/14 LEXINGTON,KY HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N8938F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 55, 5375 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- LDG ON SOFT WET GND.SLID TO SUDDEN STOP.M/R HIT TAILBOOM.DEMO AUTO TO LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8938F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Grass Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8938F · 2
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