- Date
- August 4, 1976
- Place
- Intrcostl City, LA · INTRCOSTL CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9125FHughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760804035849A
- Case key
- 149696
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3287 76/8/4 NR.INTRCOSTL CITY,LA HUGHES 369 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3588 TIME - 1140 N9125F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRCOSTL CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- POP OUT FLOATS NOT INFLATED.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED,CAUSE UNKNOWN.FRACTURES OBLITERATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9125F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9125FRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 317HP
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Other investigations on N9125F · 1
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