- Date
- July 1, 1966
- Place
- Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9303FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0609 66/7/1 LITTLE ROCK ARK HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0725 N9303F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 41, 19250 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1202 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE ROCK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TESTS SHOWED LDG GR OLEO STRUTS HAD EXCESS OIL AND NO AIR PRESSURE.17 HRS SINCE 100 HR INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9303F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Little Rock
N9303FRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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.
Other investigations on N9303F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL86LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStone Mountain, GADuring ground refueling of the aircraft the fuel tank was over- filled and the fuel spilled over onto the ramp. The fuel was ignited and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.NTSB ATL80DLA13Accident · No injuriesClosedMeigs, GA