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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Council Hill, OK · August 21, 1977

Date
August 21, 1977
Place
Council Hill, OK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8716F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW77FPM18
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,276 total630 in this make and model355 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.

No lub found in forward bearing of idler pulley. Low RPM resulted in hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

NO LUB FOUND IN FORWARD BEARING OF IDLER PULLEY. LOW RPM RESULTED IN HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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