- Date
- September 9, 1972
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8752FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168254
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3562 72/9/9 PORTLAND,OREG HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1120 N8752F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY CUT OFF FUEL WHEN ATMTG TO APPLY CARB HEAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8752F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8752FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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