- Date
- September 11, 1976
- Place
- Batesburg, SC · BATESBURG, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9380FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760911028339A
- Case key
- 155231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2805 76/9/11 BATESBURG,SC HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2381 TIME - 1600 N9380F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2156 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONETTA,SC BATESBURG,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO 1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLTS PN 71087 FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9380F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9380FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2017 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.
Other investigations on N9380F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA91LA137Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWarrenton, ORThe pilot failed to maintain proper rotor speed during a simulated autorotation.NTSB LAX84LA455Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoleta, CAThe student plt was practicing during solo flt and collided with the ground during an aerial taxi. The student explainedthat after a normal landing he pulled enough collective to make the acft light on the skids and proceeded to taxi along the ground by…NTSB MIA73FLG01Accident · No injuriesClosedWagener, SC