- Date
- November 21, 1966
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8751FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1038 66/11/21 VAN NUYS CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1540 N8751F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO AGE 45, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8751F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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Other investigations on N8751F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL83LA387Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoultrie, GAThe acft landed hard during an autorotational forced landing after engine stoppage. This was an aerial application flt in VMC weather. Reportedly the engine quit at 100 ft AGL over trees while the plt was trying to land to reload. After the power loss a hard…NTSB MKC77DCQ18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCaldwell, KSNTSB FTW75FPG10Accident · No injuriesClosedW.Memphis, ARNTSB OAK69D0126Accident · No injuriesClosedPanoche, CA