- Date
- December 15, 1975
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9444FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751215038519A
- Case key
- 151808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3564 75/12/15 BIRMINGHAM,AL HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 975 TIME - 0821 N9444F PX- 0 0 1 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY TOTAL HOURS, 845 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH 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 - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT INOP. ATMTD TO CLEAR TREES, ROTOR RPM SLOWED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9444F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.