- Date
- February 14, 1966
- Place
- Sumter, SC · SUMTER, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8853FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0028 66/2/14 SUMTER SC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N8853F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMTER MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LANDED NEAR RAMP FUEL SERVICE PIT. FLT INSTR-DIRECTED STUDENT TO HOVER NEAR OBSTACLES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8853F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sumter Municipal
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