- Date
- May 15, 1970
- Place
- Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8868FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0817 70/5/15 NR.KANSAS CITY,KANS HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N8868F PX- 1 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 39, 7067 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1600 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,KANS KANSAS CITY,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY DISENGAGED CLUTCH.FAILED TO SEE HANDLE UP WHEN ENG OVRSPED,LOSS OF RRPM OCCURRED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8868F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8868FRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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