UNK66X0124

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Jamaica · February 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1966
Place
Jamaica · JAMAICA,
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9447FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172899

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0009  66/2/25    JAMAICA W.INDIES    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N9447F              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 33, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            141 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9447F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage