- Date
- October 4, 1969
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8750FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3135 69/10/4 PHOENIX,ARIZ HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1500 N8750F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 36, 3601 TOTAL HOURS, 13 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- HOVERING AUTOROTATION.R SKID DUG IN SAND.PLT HAD BEEN TOLD BY CK-OUT INSTR HE NEEDED 10 HRS DUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8750F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage