UNK66X0170

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · Kapuskasing, Canada · September 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1966
Place
Kapuskasing, Canada · KAPUSKASING, Canada
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8863FHughes 269A
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120542

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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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6-0087   66/9/3  NR.KAPUSKASING CAN    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 113
        TIME - 1200                    N8863F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N8863F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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 N8863F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.