- Date
- March 5, 1968
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N19543Hughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0770 68/3/5 CARLSBAD,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0810 N19543 PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 49, 6391 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2057 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR HELIPAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE REMARKS- TENSION FAILURE OF BLADES.AFT PINION BEARING SEIZED.POL RESIN CAUGHT ON BURRS OF DRILLED OIL PORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19543
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palomar Helipad