# Accident 19730619017209A: Hughes 269B, Madison, MS, June 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Madison, MS
- Airport: Bruce Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 32.4387° N, 90.1031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRUCE CAMPBELL FLD (MBO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4387&lon=-90.1031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9357F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9357F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,430 total, 35 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619017209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION ENG QUIT.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE AND BOOM SEVERED FROM HELICOPTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73FKQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKQ31), Jun 19, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Madison, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9357F (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080614838889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614838889A), Jun 14, 2008: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Cook, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Police officer observed the helicopter rotating in a tight circle and loosing elevation. Estimated altitude was 500 feet. The helicopter landed on the…
- [Accident 19820729035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729035449A), Jul 29, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Tipton, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a running takeoff when helicopter crashed into a fence. Aircraft was over gross weight.
- [Accident 19810813051209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813051209A), Aug 13, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during hover. Tail rotor drive shaft was disconnected.
- [Accident 19770729021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729021169A), Jul 29, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Hawkeye, IA, Substantial damage. Chem build-up on m/r blades & t/r.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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