- Date
- January 23, 1971
- Place
- New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9370FHughes 269-B
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159962
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0449 71/1/23 NEW HAVEN,CONN HUGHES 269-B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 3000 TIME - 1345 N9370F PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION 30TH ST HELIPORT,NYC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT UN TO CK DSNT.GUSTS TO 22K.ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN WATER. PHOTO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9370F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N9370F · 2
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