- Date
- January 10, 1981
- Place
- Viper, KY · VIPER, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7437FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810110031789A
- Case key
- 126792
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0313 81/1/10 VIPER,KY HUGHES 269C CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2500 TIME - 1230 N7437F PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAVIES,KY LEATHERWOOD,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOWER COUPLING DRIVE SHAFT,PN 269A5504,FAILED.FRACTURE RESEMBLES FATIGUE FR UNLOADED ENG OVRSPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7437F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.