- Date
- December 11, 1976
- Place
- Pontiac, IL · PONTIAC, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9135FHughes 369C
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761211040069A
- Case key
- 157088
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4170 76/12/11 NR.PONTIAC,IL HUGHES 369C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 261 TIME - 1425 N9135F PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONTIAC,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG FAILED DRG PRACT AUTOROTATION.THERMAL FATIGUE,OUTER RIM.EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS OIL FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9135F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo jet
- 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.