- Date
- August 1, 1978
- Place
- Jefferson City, MO · JEFFERSON CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90MPHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140085
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2417 78/8/1 JEFFERSON CITY,MO HUGHES 269A CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N90MP PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 44, 5746 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JEFFERSON CITY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90MP
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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