# NTSB FTW73AF056: Hughes 369HS, N9031F, Point La Hache, LA, March 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Point La Hache, LA · POINT LA HACHE, LA
- Location: 29.5738° N, 89.7808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pointe a la Hache, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5738&lon=-89.7808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0838  73/3/28    POINT LA HACHE,LA   HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2186
        TIME - 0827                    N9031F              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVEY,LA                   VENICE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF SPUR ADAPTER GR SHAFT-TO MISS DITCH, PLT HAD TO FLARE EARLY.LOW GRND SPEED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9031F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9031F-1974-06-04), registration cancelled 1974-06-04, S/N 1290228S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730328006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328006809A), Mar 28, 1973: Hughes 369HS, Point La Hache, LA, Substantial damage. Fatigue failure of spur adapter gr shaft-to miss ditch, plt had to flare early. Low grnd speed ldg.

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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