# NTSB IAD73FLT16: Hughes 269A, N8885F, Memphis, TN, May 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FLT16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885F-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 0261, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memphis Int

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730508011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730508011709A), May 8, 1973: Hughes 269A, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Lwr coupling shaft fwd bumper,p/n 269A 5513,missing. Acft not lvl prior to t/d.

## Other investigations on N8885F (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA028), Nov 1, 2002: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Fort Gibson, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tail boom resulting from the failure of the fuselage to tail boom attachment fitting lugs, due to fatigue.
- [NTSB MIA74FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT05), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Walls, MS, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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