- Date
- September 7, 1973
- Place
- Eatonville, WA · EATONVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8813Hughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188246
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3229 73/9/7 EATONVILLE,WASH HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N8813 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 1487 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 175 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUYALLUP,WASH EATONVILLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- APCH TO MTN SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8813
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage