- Date
- August 13, 1981
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9450FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810813049389A
- Case key
- 123937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2566 81/8/13 HOUSTON,TX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N9450F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 245 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 145 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTCNTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AS PWR INCREASED TO 2800RPM FOR LIFT-OFF,ENCTRD SVR VIB.R REAR DAMPER FLAT,L FNT DAMPER SLGTLY HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9450F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Houston Intcntl
N9450FRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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