# NTSB MIA73FKG45: Hughes 269C, N9670F, Chamblee, GA, October 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1972
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0854  72/10/19   CHAMBLEE,GA         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0757                    N9670F              PX-  0  0  1  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY  25, 3245 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1278 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBLEE,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR4 CNCTNG ROD BOLT FAILED IN FATIGUE,FRACT ORIGNTD AREA OF SFC DMG.AVDG WIRES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9670F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9670F-1973-12-03), registration cancelled 1973-12-03, S/N 310099, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 369C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369c) (registry code 4470704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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