- Date
- September 30, 1971
- Place
- Irwindale, CA · IRWINDALE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8757FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2170 71/9/30 IRWINDALE,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N8757F PX- 0 0 0 CHECK AGE 45, 1412 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 601 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. REMARKS- IMPRPR MAINT OF LDG GR DMPNRS.RPM AT 1900,COLL DWN AND LOCKED PRECLUDED LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8757F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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