- Date
- December 1, 1977
- Place
- Speedway, IN · SPEEDWAY, IN
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9556FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771201042789A
- Case key
- 143534
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4275 77/12/1 SPEEDWAY,IN HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2797 TIME - 1655 N9556F PX- 0 2 0 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY TOTAL HOURS, 1869 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: UNIVERSAL JOINTS,COUPLINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 171LBS OVER GROSS WT.M/R GEAR BOX RING GEAR DRIVE COUPLING,P/N 269A5180,FAILED DUE METAL FATIGUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9556F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Post-Aire
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.