# Accident 19770910030499A: Hughes 269A, Montezuma, GA, September 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Montezuma, GA
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 32.2972° N, 84.0191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montezuma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2972&lon=-84.0191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7404F-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,015 total, 1,515 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910030499A

## Narrative

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

SHORT SHAFT,P/N 269A-5559,SHEARED OFF SPLINES ON END THAT ATTACHES TO CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 MIA77FKG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG78), Sep 10, 1977: Hughes 269 (N7404F), Montezuma, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7404F (2)

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

- [Accident 19940620015729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620015729A), Jun 20, 1994: Hughes 269C (N7404F), London, TX, Destroyed. Coyote eradication flight. Rough engine low altitude. Needles split. Rotors hit trees. Camshaft lobes worn out.
- [Accident 19770819027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819027849A), Aug 19, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7404F), Montezuma, GA, Substantial damage. Intake manifold o-ring failed.

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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