- Date
- April 22, 1966
- Place
- Orangeburg, SC · ORANGEBURG, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8917FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0238 66/4/22 ORANGEBURG SC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2490 TIME - 1647 N8917F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGEBURG MUN. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8917F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orangeburg Mun.
N8917FRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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