- Date
- November 1, 1973
- Place
- Millington, TN · MILLINGTON, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9570FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731101034599A
- Case key
- 188091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3438 73/11/1 MILLINGTON,TENN HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4850 TIME - 1330 N9570F PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOOST PUMP SUSPECTED SOURCE OF FIRE.ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP BADLY BURNED IN AREA OF INTENSE FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9570F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9570FRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2023 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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