- Date
- May 2, 1970
- Place
- Crosby, MN · CROSBY, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9487FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130702
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2143 70/5/2 CROSBY,MINN HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 707 TIME - 1000 N9487F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CROSBY,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- HIT GND ON TOE OF SKIDS.PWR AND AFT CYCLIC APPLIED.TAIL ROTOR GUARD HIT GND.LOST ANTI-TORQUE CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9487F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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 MKC68F0506Accident · No injuriesClosedSt Paul, MN