- Date
- August 4, 1975
- Place
- Holcomb, KS · HOLCOMB, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9582FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750804024799A
- Case key
- 150113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2486 75/8/4 HOLCOMB,KS HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 155 TIME - 0720 N9582F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLCOMB,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9582F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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