- Date
- May 12, 1967
- Place
- Federal Dam, MN · FEDERAL DAM, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N700Hughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117887
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0720 67/5/12 NR.FEDERAL DAM,MINN HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N700 PX- 1 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY AGE 53, 6116 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 589 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVER DATE 5/13/67.ON FLOATS.FORWARD BUMPER PLUG PN269A5513 NOT INSTALLED.40.9 HR SINCE OVERHAUL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N700
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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