- Date
- April 18, 1974
- Place
- Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9332FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740418009729A
- Case key
- 124342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1238 74/4/18 SEATTLE,WASH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1520 N9332F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 5214 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 2900 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY REMARKS- IP HIT ON HEAD WHILE DPTNG HELI,M/R STILL ROTATING.IP 6 FT 3 IN TALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9332F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Boeing Field
N9332FRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2017 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9332F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX96LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, CAloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), while practicing an autorotation, which resulted in a forced landing; and the flight instructor's misjudged landing flare during the emergency autorotation/landing.NTSB ANC87LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe helicopter exhausted its fuel supply during climbout. During the ensuing autorotation landing, the rotor speed was allosed to decay and the helcopter spun at touchdown. It rolled over and failed the rotor blades.NTSB SEA68A0059Accident · No injuriesClosedWalla Walla, WA