- Date
- December 28, 1968
- Place
- Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8780FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4484 68/12/28 RENTON,WASH HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 335 TIME - 1345 N8780F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT.PREMATURE SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8780F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8780FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Hughes 269A-1Airframe modelHughes 269A-1Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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