- Date
- July 26, 1968
- Place
- Marina Del Ray, CA · MARINA DEL RAY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8812FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2501 68/7/26 MARINA DEL RAY,CA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0850 N8812F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 770 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 546 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- INSTR FAILED TO ASSURE ROTOR RPM WAS MAINTAINED DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8812F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hughes
N8812FRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2020 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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