- Date
- February 11, 1965
- Place
- San Barbara, CA · SAN BARBARA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8793FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0231 65/2/11 SAN BARBARA CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N8793F PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 36, 1600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL REMARKS- IMPROPER AMOUNTS OF OIL AND AIR IN SKID OLEOS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8793F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Barbara Mun