MKC70AK041

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Kansas City, MO · February 5, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1970
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
2 minor, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9512FHughes 269BN9538FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141789

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0149   70/2/5    KANSAS CITY,MO      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9538F              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             AGE 44, 361 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
        REMARKS- PX WARNED PLT,ACFT COMING DIRECTLY UP UNDER N9538F.CLIMBING L TURN STARTED.N9512F M/R HIT L SKID.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0149   70/2/5    KANSAS CITY,MO      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 586
        TIME - 1400                    N9512F              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- TAKING AERIAL PHOTOS OF POLICE ACFT.N9538F LANDED W/O FURTHER DMG. N9512F HIT WIRES,CRASHED.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N9512F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Registration
N9538F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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 N9512F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.