- Date
- September 16, 1966
- Place
- Lincoln, RI · LINCOLN, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8799FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121582
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0953 66/9/16 LINCOLN RI HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1250 TIME - 1050 N8799F PX- 1 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LOW ROTOR RPM CAUSED SUDDEN RT TURN DURING CLIMB.PLT ASSUMED T.ROTOR FAILURE,AUTOROTATED,LANDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8799F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Central
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