- Date
- May 11, 1972
- Place
- Saratoga, NY · SARATOGA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9514FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0749 72/5/11 SARATOGA,NY HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N9514F PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 52, 12188 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3044 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARATOGA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARATOGA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TAIL BOOM ATTACH STRUT FAILED. FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT WAS DRYING RACE TRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9514F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saratoga County
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