UNK64X1531

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · West Concord, MN · April 30, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1964
Place
West Concord, MN · WEST CONCORD, MN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9326FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184905

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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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2-0183  64/4/30    WEST CONCORD MINN   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N9326F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N9326F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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