Accident · 2005-01-29

NTSB case DEN05CA052 · Hughes 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-01-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hughes 269C (N9688F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MILE HIGH HELICOPTER COMPANY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Mile High Helicopter Company

Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were low rotor rpm, low airspeed, and the instructor's delay in taking remedial action.

Source: NTSB case DEN05CA052

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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