- Date
- April 3, 1964
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8784FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0112 64/4/3 PHOENIX ARIZ HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 0900 N8784F PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE 4270 TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8784F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8784F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA96LA209Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCottondale, FLimproper assembly of the main rotor blade dampners by a mechanic which resulted in the helicopter being damaged by ground resonance.NTSB LAX89LA127Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMalibu, CAThe failure of the passenger to follow briefed procedures and the failure of ground personnel to provide adequate assistance.NTSB UNK64X3704Accident · No injuriesClosedPhoenix, AZ