- Date
- August 10, 1964
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9308FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0683 64/8/10 LAS VEGAS NEV HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 340 TIME - 1100 N9308F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9308F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9308FRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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.
Other investigations on N9308F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL85LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinchester, KYThe accident occurred as the student pilot was attempting to takeoff for hover training. As the pilot was applying collective torque, the student said, he lost control and crashed. There were no system malfunctions or failures reported.NTSB CHI71FDJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedGreen Bay, WINTSB LAX65A0064Accident · No injuriesClosedLas Vegas, NV