- Date
- August 11, 1969
- Place
- Arlington, GA · ARLINGTON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9489FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165319
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2841 69/8/11 ARLINGTON,GA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 319 TIME - 1530 N9489F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,GA ARLINGTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DROP AND ENG TO OVERSPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9489F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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