- Date
- October 12, 1967
- Place
- Lula, MS · LULA, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8718FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113548
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0930 67/10/12 LULA,MISS HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N8718F PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 36, 2946 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOWER COUPLING DRIVE SHAFT P/N 269A5504. ACFT OPERATED 11 HRS SINCE 50 HR INSPECTION COMPLETED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8718F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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