19730101000459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Honolulu, HI · January 1, 1973

Date
January 1, 1973
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolulu International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9678F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73FJA11
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,827 total1,413 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Belt drive idler pulley failed,bearings seized. Too low for effective autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

BELT DRIVE IDLER PULLEY FAILED,BEARINGS SEIZED. TOO LOW FOR EFFECTIVE AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.