- Date
- February 19, 1974
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8968FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740219003289A
- Case key
- 187090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0191 74/2/19 WICHITA,KANS HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1435 N8968F PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION AGE 26, 2196 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 830 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8968F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westport
N8968FRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2005 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8968F · 3
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NTSB CHI03LA098Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWichita, KSThe premature lowering of the collective and the improper use of the cyclic during the run-on landing performed by the flight instructor, as well as the main rotor/tail boom contact. Contributing factors were the intentional run-on landing, the grass landing…NTSB MKC76AK008Accident · No injuriesClosedWichita, KSNTSB MKC75FCQ24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGreenwich, KS