# NTSB CHI80FA014: Hughes 269C, N7483F, West Milton, OH, December 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1979
- Place: West Milton, OH · WEST MILTON, OH
- Location: 39.9591° N, 84.3262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9591&lon=-84.3262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7483F-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 470584, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19791215043039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215043039A), Dec 15, 1979: Hughes 269C, West Milton, OH, Destroyed. Tail boom center attach fitting failed in flight due to fatigue. Crashed out of control.

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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