- Date
- December 18, 1964
- Place
- Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9374FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0863 64/12/18 NR.DAVIS CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 773 TIME - 1315 N9374F PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS UNIVERSITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS FOG TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 42 CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9374F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Davis University
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 N9374F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL86LA069Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil, NCDuring a control burning operation, the plt experienced a complete eng failure. The plt entered an autorotation and collided with trees. The eng examination disclosed that the #4 connecting rod had failed. The failure was determined to have resulted from…NTSB ATL82DA256Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAngier, NCWhile spaying soy beans, the pilot observed 3 power lines bordering the field, but failed to see a fourth. While on a swath run, the helicopter struck the fourth line with the main and tail rotor blades which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB LAX66A0050Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBakersfield, CA