- Date
- October 17, 1973
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9333FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731017034729A
- Case key
- 188325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3127 73/10/17 LONG BEACH,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1310 N9333F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 47, 9512 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1510 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. T/R & BOOM CTCD GRND FIRST. ALSO DMGD M/R BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9333F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- 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 LAX74DUA19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLong Beach, CANTSB UNK65X0199Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPhoenix, AZ