- Date
- February 8, 1965
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9308FHughes 300
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0101 65/2/8 NR.LAS VEGAS NEV HUGHES 300 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 100 TIME - 1145 N9308F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9308F
- Reported as
- Hughes 300
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9308FRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N9308F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL85LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinchester, KYThe accident occurred as the student pilot was attempting to takeoff for hover training. As the pilot was applying collective torque, the student said, he lost control and crashed. There were no system malfunctions or failures reported.NTSB CHI71FDJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedGreen Bay, WINTSB UNK64X3324Accident · No injuriesClosedLas Vegas, NV