- Date
- August 30, 1970
- Place
- Lexington, SC · LEXINGTON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N8947FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158840
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4571 70/8/30 LEXINGTON,SC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2600 TIME - 1815 N8947F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE MURRAY,SC GASTON,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT ROLLED COPTER L BFR WATER ENTRY.2 INJ PERSONS FOUND NEAR ACC SITE,PLT RPTD NO PAX,WITNESSES 1.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8947F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8947FRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2017 · Hughes 269A-1Airframe modelHughes 269A-1Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N8947F · 1
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