- Date
- May 9, 1966
- Place
- Pascagoula, MS · PASCAGOULA, MS
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9453FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0241 66/5/9 PASCAGOULA MISS HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1325 N9453F PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS AGE 43, 6503 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 217 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- DRIFTED SIDEWAYS INTO STUMP-MARSH AREA-HIGH GRASS.AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTH.WIND 15 DEGREES 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9453F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9453FRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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