- Date
- August 28, 1982, 12:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Medina, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9307FHughes 269B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820828041209A
- Case key
- 71650
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff, at about 800 feet AGL he felt a violent vibration lasting for 2 or 3 seconds. He reentered the downwind leg to the airport and experienced the vibration again. The aircraft then entered an uncontrollable spiral to the right and contacted the ground. Inspection of the tail assembly revealed an inflight separation of the tail rotor drive shaft. Evidence of fatigue fracture was noted in the tail assembly attach points.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9307F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B (269-B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 123-0009
- Airframe hours
- 2,791
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Julius Schmehzer
- Registered owner
- Julius Schmehzer
- Departed
- CAK · Akron, OH
- Destination
- CAK · Akron, OH
- Airport
- 165 · Freedom Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 49 in this make and model · 3,700 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 145 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9307F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.