- Date
- April 20, 1966
- Place
- Culver City, CA · CULVER CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8939FHughes 269A-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172357
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0217 66/4/20 CULVER CITY CALIF HUGHES 269A-1 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0946 N8939F PX- 0 0 0 CHECK AGE 37, 3973 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING CROP CONTROL SWATH RUNS OVER NW AREA OF AIRPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8939F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hughes