- Date
- February 23, 1968
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9455FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111823
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0320 68/2/23 LONG BEACH,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N9455F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LDNG BEACH,PAD 2 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- PREMATURE SOLOING OF STUDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9455F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ldng Beach,Pad 2
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