- Date
- May 8, 1971
- Place
- Brmuda Duns, CA · BRMUDA DUNS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9564FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0448 71/5/8 BRMUDA DUNS,CALIF HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 696 TIME - 0955 N9564F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXCEEDED MFG PRESRVATION TIME.NR 4 CON ROD & CYL FAILED.HIT SAND MOUND,M/R SEVRD T/BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9564F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N9564F · 2
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