- Date
- May 8, 1973
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8885FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730508011709A
- Case key
- 190310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1432 73/5/8 MEMPHIS,TENN HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1120 N8885F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 1958 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 134 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN WALLS,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LWR COUPLING SHAFT FWD BUMPER,P/N 269A 5513,MISSING.ACFT NOT LVL PRIOR TO T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8885F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memphis Int
N8885FRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8885F · 2
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