- Date
- February 27, 1965
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8738FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0091 65/2/27 OPA LOCKA FLA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1360 TIME - 0300 N8738F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI,OPA LOCKA 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW REMARKS- LDG GR STRUTS AIR PRESSURE UNEQUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8738F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami,Opa Locka
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