- Date
- April 28, 1965
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8876FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179833
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0151 65/4/28 LONG BEACH CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1103 N8876F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 44, 7986 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1087 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- RADIO CAME ON SUDDENLY & VERY LOUD DISTRACTING ATTENTION BOTH PILOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8876F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach Mun
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