19770820026929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Montezuma, GA · August 20, 1977

Date: August 20, 1977
Place: Montezuma, GA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9318F
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA77FKG67
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N9318FRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 1990 · Hughes 269BS/N 340050 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.

Idler pulley bearing Hughes P/N269A5050-58 failed.

As the FAA filed it

IDLER PULLEY BEARING HUGHES P/N269A5050-58 FAILED.

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 MIA77FKG67Accident · No injuriesClosedMontezuma, GAAug 20, 1977 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9318F · 2

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

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