- Date
- May 6, 1974
- Place
- Redwood Cty, CA · REDWOOD CTY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9562FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740506012029A
- Case key
- 186312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0819 74/5/6 REDWOOD CTY,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 1 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1616 N9562F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 29, 5178 TOTAL HOURS, 300 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN CARLOS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- SAND BAR.R SKID BROKE THRU SURFACE AND DUG IN.SEATBELT BUCKLE OPENED ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9562F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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