- Date
- July 31, 1974
- Place
- W.Memphis, AR · W.MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8751FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740731024519A
- Case key
- 132512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2129 74/7/31 W.MEMPHIS,ARK HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N8751F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 648 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 225 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MEMPHIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W.MEMPHIS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- FAILD PRT HUGHES 269AO120-8,STRUT ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8751F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Memphis Muni
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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 N8751F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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