- Date
- April 22, 1971
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8793FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3241 71/4/22 WICHITA,KANS HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 200 TIME - 1050 N8793F PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PLT MADE A LATE FLARE FM A PRACTICE AUTO.THE HELICOPTER HIT TAIL LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8793F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wichita Muni