- Date
- June 28, 1971
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8719FHughes 269-A
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2257 71/6/28 WICHITA,KANS HUGHES 269-A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0815 N8719F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 33, 6176 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1165 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWDON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE REMARKS- PRESS LOW IN 3 STRUTS.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8719F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269-A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rawdon Field
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