MIA72FKH04

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Atlanta, GA · May 18, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1972
Place
Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9564FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167124

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1817  72/5/18    ATLANTA,GA          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N9564F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 25, 2461 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            847 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  FULTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- ON LDG MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED TAIL BOOM

Aircraft

Registration
N9564F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fulton Co

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N9564F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.