- Date
- December 30, 1965
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9374FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174920
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0897 65/12/30 BAKERSFIELD CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N9374F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 849 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- HELICOPTER DRIFTED INTO SMALL DIRT MOUND WHILE HOVERING OVER SOD AREA OF AIRFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9374F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakersfield Airpk
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Other investigations on N9374F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL86LA069Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil, NCDuring a control burning operation, the plt experienced a complete eng failure. The plt entered an autorotation and collided with trees. The eng examination disclosed that the #4 connecting rod had failed. The failure was determined to have resulted from…NTSB ATL82DA256Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAngier, NCWhile spaying soy beans, the pilot observed 3 power lines bordering the field, but failed to see a fourth. While on a swath run, the helicopter struck the fourth line with the main and tail rotor blades which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB UNK65X1043Accident · No injuriesClosedDavis, CA