- Date
- August 27, 1976
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9553FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760827032469A
- Case key
- 156174
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3898 76/8/27 NR.PENSACOLA,FL HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N9553F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 5650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE HELIOPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: RUNNING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR FORK BOLT LOST IN FLT TSO UNK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9553F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Helioport
N9553FRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.