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NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 369 · Twentynine Pl, CA · May 4, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1964
Place
Twentynine Pl, CA · TWENTYNINE PL, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9679FHughes 369
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184922

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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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2-0234   64/5/4    TWENTYNINE PL CAL   HUGHES 369          CR-  0  2  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9679F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 41, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9679F
Reported as
Hughes 369
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed