- Date
- August 15, 1970
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9304FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112934
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1499 70/8/15 MEMPHIS,TENN HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 766 TIME - 1105 N9304F PX- 1 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT STRIKE GRND IN RAPID DESCENT FROM ABOUT 500 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9304F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wilson