# NTSB CHI75FEM42: Hughes 269C, N9662F, Traverse City, MI, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Traverse City, MI · TRAVERSE CITY, MI
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1662  75/5/24    TRAVERSE CITY,MI    HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3186
        TIME - 1845                    N9662F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANISTEE,MI                 WILLIAMSBURG,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE.NR 2 CYL EX VALVE HEAD BKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9662F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750524018259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524018259A), May 24, 1975: Hughes 269C, Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. Slight downhill slope. Nr 2 cyl ex valve head bkn.

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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