- Date
- September 13, 1969
- Place
- Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9460FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158751
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2692 69/9/13 DOUGLAS,WYO HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 330 TIME - 1345 N9460F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLAS,WYO DOUGLAS,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- T/R BOOM BRACE P/N 2015 FAILED,RUBBED T/R SHAFT,SLIGHT SHAFT DAMAGE.AUTOROTATIVE LDG, NO IMPACT DM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9460F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage