N8973F Hughes 269C accident
NTSB 85461 · 1981-06-26
Docket — crew, injuries and powerplant
This record is from the 1962–1981 era, whose reporting thresholds and coded
fields differ from the modern ones. Categories and counts are not comparable
across eras.
Circumstances
- Light condition
- DUSK
- Sky condition
- SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET
- Wind direction
- 225
- Wind speed (kt)
- 5
- Temperature (F)
- 70
- Terrain
- LEVEL, FLAT
- Flight plan
- NONE
- Investigation type
- D
Aircraft
| Registration | Make | Model | Damage | FAR part |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8973F | HUGHES | 269C | — | — |
Sequence of events
| # | Occurrence | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Climb |
| 2 | G | Cruise |
Findings
| Finding | |
|---|---|
| 84I | cause |