- Date
- July 21, 1977
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9638FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1863 77/7/21 OAKLAND,CA HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N9638F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 3400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1740 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTRNATL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9638F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Intrnatl
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