- Date
- August 28, 1965
- Place
- Zuma Beach, CA · ZUMA BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9429FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0531 65/8/28 ZUMA BEACH CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 388 TIME - 1235 N9429F PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT-IMPROPERLY EXECUTED AUTOROTATIVE LANDING FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- BUMPER PLUG HOLDING DR. SHAF LEFT OFF AT ENG CHG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9429F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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