- Date
- April 17, 1974
- Place
- Spur, TX · SPUR, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9341FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740417009699A
- Case key
- 186194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0955 74/4/17 SPUR,TEX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4735 TIME - 1630 N9341F PX- 0 1 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 1770 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPUR,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT EXPERNCD ENG PWR FAILR AT LO ALT DNWND DURNG AERIAL HUNTNG.NR 4 CONNCTNG ROD P/N 74502-5 FAILD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9341F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9341FRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9341F · 4
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