- Date
- June 11, 1968
- Place
- Gulfport, MS · GULFPORT, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9393FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110292
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1721 68/6/11 GULFPORT,MISS HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2300 TIME - 0900 N9393F PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: UNIVERSAL JOINTS,COUPLINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LANDED IN GULF OF MEX. SPLINE COUPLING SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION DUE TO UNSAFETIED RETAINING NUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9393F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9393FRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N9393F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA82DA096Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportNear Kissimmee, FLThe engine lost power while the pilot was on a low altitude aerial observation flight over trees. He attempted to land on a nearby road. While approaching the road at 10 to 15 ft AGL, he ran out of RPM. He hit the ground flat, but did not roll over.NTSB MIA80DLD09Accident · No injuriesClosedWinter Haven, FLNTSB MIA79FLD85Accident · No injuriesClosedWinter Park, FL