- Date
- December 18, 1971
- Place
- Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8846FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164501
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3353 71/12/18 ONTARIO,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N8846F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 1508 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 14 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- HEL LNDD IN A TAIL LOW ATT,M/R BLDS CUT TAIL OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8846F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ontario