- Date
- July 19, 1966
- Place
- Americus, GA · AMERICUS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9438FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0670 66/7/19 AMERICUS GA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 175 TIME - 1830 N9438F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- STRUCK GROUND DURING PRACTICE,EMPTY,SWATH RUN.MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9438F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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