- Date
- April 28, 1971
- Place
- Verdi, NV · VERDI, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8804FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160883
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1402 71/4/28 VERDI,NEV HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N8804F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 55, 13943 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERDI,NEV AUBURN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- WHEN ACFT WENT INTO HOVER OUT OF GRD EFFECT PLT LOST RPM AND DRCTNL CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8804F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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