19760723022269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Clutier, IA · July 23, 1976

Date
July 23, 1976
Place
Clutier, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9580F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC76FCD58
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
332 total77 in this make and model57 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.

Motorized idler & liquid pump pulleys were 3/4IN out of alignment. Plt un maintain rotor RPM.

As the FAA filed it

MOTORIZED IDLER & LIQUID PUMP PULLEYS WERE 3/4IN OUT OF ALIGNMENT. PLT UN MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.

NTSB investigation

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