- Date
- June 16, 1976
- Place
- Laceys Spring, AL · LACEYS SPRING, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9435FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760616015149A
- Case key
- 154662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2475 76/6/16 LACEYS SPRING,AL HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N9435F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 3190 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 36 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LACEYS SPRING,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS.TAIL BOOM CUT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9435F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Huntsville
N9435FRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9435F · 3
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