- Date
- July 31, 1969
- Place
- Foresthill, CA · FORESTHILL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9384FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2571 69/7/31 NR.FORESTHILL,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1605 N9384F PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 44, 2038 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 128 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACRAMENTO,CALIF SACRAMENTO,CALIF FORESTHILL,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE AVAILABLE ROAD AND RUNNING-T/O.FAILED TO ATTAIN TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. DNSLP MT T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9384F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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