- Date
- February 4, 1968
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8879FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112334
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0208 68/2/4 COMPTON,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N8879F PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED 5 FT ALT HOVERING FLT SIDEWARD,RT SKID CONTACTED GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8879F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Compton
N8879FRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8879F · 2
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