- Date
- October 2, 1972
- Place
- Costa Mesa, CA · COSTA MESA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9555FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168520
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2710 72/10/2 COSTA MESA ,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 85 TOTAL TIME - 0840 N9555F PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PRACT AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9555F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage