- Date
- March 9, 1981
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8681FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810309010319A
- Case key
- 126796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0397 81/3/9 MADERA,CA HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N8681F PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION AGE 42, 6910 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1060 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COUPLING,HUGHES P/N 369H92564 & S/N 592U,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8681F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8681FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.