# Accident 19760827032469A: Hughes 269B, Pensacola, FL, August 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1976
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Private Helioport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9553F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9553F-2013-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,650 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760827032469A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR FORK BOLT LOST IN FLT TSO UNK

## 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 MIA76FLA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA65), Aug 27, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9553F), Pensacola, FL, destroyed

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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