- Date
- June 14, 1971
- Place
- Taylorsville, CA · TAYLORSVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9331FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2128 71/6/14 TAYLORSVILLE,CAL HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1502 TIME - 1425 N9331F PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAYLORSVILLE,CAL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT EXCEEDED CAPABLTS OF ACFT HOVRNG 70FT AGL AT DENS ALT OF 7500FT.PLT LOST RPM,SETLD INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9331F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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