UNK69X0129

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 369MH · Leh-Kashmir, India · July 3, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1969
Place
Leh-Kashmir, India · LEH-KASHMIR, India
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9027FHughes 369MH
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157632

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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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6-0041   69/7/3    LEH-KASHMIR,INDIA   HUGHES 369MH        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3200
        TIME - 1220                    N9027F              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        REMARKS- T/R HIT ROCKS.INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF INDIA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9027F
Reported as
Hughes 369MH
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
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.