- Date
- October 3, 1975
- Place
- Cape Girardeau, MO · CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9665FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751003034489A
- Case key
- 151170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3116 75/10/3 CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1512 N9665F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- DOWNWIND LDG-LOST CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9665F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9665F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden, NCPilot related that he had placed the helicopter at triad for a 50 hour inspection. Aircraft reportedly defueled to dry tank. Six days later fuel truck log shows aircraft refueled with 23.2 gallons as payback. According to information furnished by owner and…NTSB ATL80FLT07Accident · No injuriesClosedMartin, TN