- Date
- December 15, 1979
- Place
- West Milton, OH · WEST MILTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7483FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19791215043039A
- Case key
- 79871
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3423 79/12/15 WEST MILTON,OH HUGHES 269C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1050 N7483F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 3998 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 518 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIQUA,OH DAHIO,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAILBOOM CTR ATTACH FITTING(PN 269A2324-7)FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7483F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7483FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.