- Date
- May 13, 1967
- Place
- Saluda, SC · SALUDA, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9417FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117891
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0807 67/5/13 SALUDA,SC HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N9417F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 52, 5292 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2570 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTATION TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF MAIN ROTOR GEAR DRIVE ASSEMBLY DUE TO FAILURE OF HUCK BOLTS,P/N SALP-T10-7.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9417F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plantation
N9417FRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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