- Date
- September 1, 1966
- Place
- Tuxedo, MD · TUXEDO, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9359FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121434
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0601 66/9/1 TUXEDO MD HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1547 N9359F PX- 1 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 43, 5062 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 584 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MOMENTARY PWR LOSS.LDG AREA ALLOWED NO MARGIN FOR PLT ERROR OR MECH MALFUNCTION.NOT A POLICE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9359F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- College Park
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