- Date
- August 28, 1968
- Place
- Industry, CA · INDUSTRY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8927FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3046 68/8/28 INDUSTRY,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 138 TIME - 1700 N8927F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: FAIRINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND UNUSUAL NOISE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- LOWER CABIN FAIRING CAME LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8927F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8927FRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8927F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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