- Date
- July 25, 1981
- Place
- Newark, OH · NEWARK, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8737FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810725044449A
- Case key
- 125061
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1716 81/7/25 NEWARK,OH HUGHES 269A CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3159 TIME - 1830 N8737F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 694 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK-HEATH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWARK,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ALTNR DRV PULLEY,PN 1908843,FAILED.EXHST ROCKER ARMS ON CYLS 1&3,INTAKE ON CYLS 2&4,OIL FLOW CHGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8737F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newark-Heath
N8737FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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