- Date
- January 21, 1972
- Place
- Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9046FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0285 72/1/21 GRND CANYON,ARIZ HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0937 N9046F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 3851 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 650 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRND CANYON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- STUDENT MOVED CYCLIC AFT ON T/D,HELO HIT GND ON HEELS OF SKIDS,M/R BLD HIT TAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9046F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Canyon