- Date
- February 11, 1966
- Place
- St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9418FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174065
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0036 66/2/11 ST LOUIS MO HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 508 TIME - 1450 N9418F PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKS COLLEGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN MISS.RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9418F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Parks College
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