- Date
- June 18, 1967
- Place
- Boron, CA · BORON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8931FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0248 67/6/18 BORON,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 200 TIME - 1030 N8931F PX- 0 0 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- WIRE STRIKE CAUSED LOSS OF ROTOR RPM AND VIBRATION.T/R DAMAGED DURING FORCED LANDING IN RAVINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8931F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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