- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Soda Springs, ID · SODA SPRINGS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9620FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1027 72/4/9 SODA SPRINGS,ID HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 461 TIME - 1005 N9620F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 398 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMERICAN FALLS,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- OVER MAX ALLOWABLE TKOF WT FOR DENSITY ALT-7760 FT. UN ATTAIN TRANSLATIONAL LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9620F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9620FRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N9620F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.