Accident Hughes 269A N8868F,
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Date:Friday 15 May 1970
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic H269 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 269A
Owner/operator:Comet Aviation
Registration: N8868F
MSN: 63-0232
Year of manufacture:1963
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near Kansas City, KS -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot inadvertently disengaged clutch.Failed to see handle up when eng over sped,loss of rrpm occurred

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: MKC70AK060
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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