- Date
- March 1, 1966
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9401FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0358 66/3/1 MEMPHIS TENN HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2200 TIME - 1640 N9401F PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- LOOSE T/R ABRASIVE STRIP CAUSED VIBRATION WHICH FAILED IMPROPER RIVETS IN STABILIZER MOUNT BRACKET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9401F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downtown
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Other investigations on N9401F · 1
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