19770416016529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Indianapolis, IN · April 16, 1977

Date: April 16, 1977
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9482F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI77FEE18
Reported as: Hughes 269B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 99 total99 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N9482FRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 1982 · Hughes 269BS/N 1160288 Airframe modelHughes 269B

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What happened

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

P/N269-A8442-2 failed due to gross overload. Full pwr could not be obtained.

As the FAA filed it

P/N269-A8442-2 FAILED DUE TO GROSS OVERLOAD. FULL PWR COULD NOT BE OBTAINED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI77FEE18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedIndianapolis, INApr 16, 1977 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9482F · 3

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

Accident 19800712066089AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Washington, DCEngine quit on low altitude sight-seeing flight. Crash-landed in tidal basin. Found cylinder studs had failed.Jul 12, 1980 · Destroyed Accident 19790917030319ASfl Autorotation · Gaithersburg, MDStudent and instructor,practicing auto rotation landings,made hard landing on third try,main rotor hit tail boomSep 17, 1979 · Substantial damage Accident 19771108035169AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Gainesville, FLSightseeing for hire. Lower short shaft failure P/N268A 5504-3.Nov 8, 1977 · Reported as Hughes 269A · Substantial damage