SEA72DTA08

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 369HS · Mosby, MT · August 18, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1971
Place
Mosby, MT · MOSBY, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9059FHughes 369HS
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162738

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3047  71/8/18  NR.MOSBY,MONT         HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1134
        TIME - 1630                    N9059F              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MOSBY,MONT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ATMTD FULL PRACTICE AUTO ON SLOPING TRRN.M/R BLDS HIT TAIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9059F
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.