UNK64X1502

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · Phoenix, AZ · April 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1964
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8923FHughes 269A
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184903

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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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2-0182  64/4/28    PHOENIX ARIZ        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N8923F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUNNING
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
        REMARKS- INADEQUATE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

Aircraft

Registration
N8923F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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