- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Sloughhouse, CA · SLOUGHHOUSE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8759FHughes 269
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909027889A
- Case key
- 188662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2635 73/9/9 SLOUGHHOUSE,CALIF HUGHES 269 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0935 N8759F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 2769 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1983 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO MURIETA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIR OAKS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- STDNT PLT CLSD THROTTLE,BOTTOMED COLLECTIVE ATMTNG TO INCRS RPM.RESONANCE POST-IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8759F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rancho Murieta
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8759F · 2
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