UNK64X0798

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Castaic, CA · March 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 4, 1964
Place
Castaic, CA · CASTAIC, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
CFNTPHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113196

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0007   64/3/4    CASTAIC CALIF       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0952                    CFNTP               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     49, 98 TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
CFNTP
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage