- Date
- July 2, 1972
- Place
- Gaston, SC · GASTON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8947FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4120 72/7/2 GASTON,SC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 5888 TIME - 1845 N8947F PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 4017 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GASTON,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUSTY WATER DRAINED FROM LWR FUEL SUMP.SUB DMG TO ROTOR SYS,AIRFRAME AND GR.
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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