# NTSB CHI71FCA03: Hughes 369, N9041F, Wood River, IL, October 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1970
- Place: Wood River, IL · WOOD RIVER, IL
- Location: 38.8641° N, 90.0778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wood River, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8641&lon=-90.0778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FCA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FCA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1805  70/10/21 NR.WOOD RIVER,ILL     HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2125
        TIME - 1026                    N9041F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,ILL                SPRINGFIELD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 5 TURBINE SHAFT BEARING FAILED.P/N UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9041F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9041F-2017-05-23), registration cancelled 2017-05-23, S/N 990201S, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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