- Date
- March 23, 1972
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19540Hughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1205 72/3/23 CARLSBAD,CALIF HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N19540 PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 53, 8158 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3251 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALAMAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLSBAD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FITTING AT OUTER PORT OF FUEL STRAINER FINGER TIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19540
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palamar
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