- Date
- April 8, 1975
- Place
- Astoria, OR · ASTORIA, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8775FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750408014039A
- Case key
- 170722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2321 75/4/8 ASTORIA,OR HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N8775F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 2410 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 21 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLATSOP COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASTORIA,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- T/R HIT GND.DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8775F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clatsop County
N8775FRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 N8775F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX83LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindsay, CAThe plt was rounding up cattle for a bbq. One of the steer in the herd charged the helicopter & struck its skid. The main rotor deflected & severed the tail boom. The plt lost control of the acft which impacted the ground & rolled over.NTSB ANC81DAG10Accident · No injuriesClosedGoose Bay, AK