- Date
- October 12, 1964
- Place
- Huntngtn Bh, CA · HUNTNGTN BH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8894FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0937 64/10/12 NR.HUNTNGTN BH CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1110 N8894F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 47, 506 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 374 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: ABORTED ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PWR PLT-OIL CONTAMINATION OF CARB-CAUSE UNKNOWN. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- POWER FAILURE DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8894F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8894FRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2019 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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