- Date
- August 23, 1966
- Place
- Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9423FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0728 66/8/23 MINDEN NEV HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1220 N9423F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 3324 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 248 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE ON FAILED BLADE.OBJECT STRUCK UNDETERMINED.LANDED WHILE SPINNING TO RGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9423F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douglas County
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