- Date
- May 3, 1970
- Place
- Hamilton, WA · HAMILTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9408FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1971 70/5/3 HAMILTON,WASH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N9408F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH ORCAS ISLAND,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TURN-FLARE TO AVOID WIRE.FLOAT,BLADES HIT WATER.INADQT RECON LDG AREA,PLT DID NOT SEE WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9408F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9408FRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 1984 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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