- Date
- March 11, 1974
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9333FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740311006379A
- Case key
- 186604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0411 74/3/11 LONG BEACH,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N9333F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO ROLLOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9333F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9333F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL94LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLinville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed that would have avoided a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (lte), and his improper compensation for tailwind condition. A factor was the lack of information in the pilot's operating handbook regarding the conditions…NTSB LAX74FUA09Accident · No injuriesClosedLong Beach, CANTSB UNK65X0199Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPhoenix, AZ