LAX65A0077

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · Santee, CA · March 31, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1965
Place
Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8910FHughes 269A
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179821

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0135  65/3/31  NR.SANTEE CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1014                    N8910F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 17826 TOTAL HOURS, 63
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-INADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN INST.& STUDNT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STU THOUGHT INST AT CONTROL INST THOUGHT STU WAS

Aircraft

Registration
N8910F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gillespie Field

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