- Date
- March 28, 1968
- Place
- St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9487FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0849 68/3/28 ST PAUL,MINN HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N9487F PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 37, 1300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMETTI-SONS PVT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 74 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DURING DECELERATION OF M/R BLADES,WINDS 20K-GUSTS TO 30K,CAUSED BLADE TO STRIKE T/R AND TAIL BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9487F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lametti-Sons Pvt
N9487FRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2023 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N9487F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI88LA108Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNThe pilot was executing a downwind takeoff, the winds reportedly gusting to 25 knots, loaded with two passengers, when just after takeoff the pilot stated the helicopter experienced a loss of power. The pilot then attempted to execute an autorotation, but…NTSB CHI84LA274Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden Prairie, MNThe CFI stated that while practicing a pedal turn the student pilot suddenly applied back cylic causing the tail rotor to contact the ground. The main rotor then contacted the ground and the helicopter rolled over.NTSB MKC75FCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedWaterloo, IANTSB MKC71DDM18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCrosby, MN