- Date
- June 6, 1977
- Place
- Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9081FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770606016109A
- Case key
- 146741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3738 77/6/6 BUNNELL,FL HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 18000 TIME - 0735 N9081F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2016 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL SANFORD,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GEAR SHAFT SPUR ADAPTER,P/N 6852090,FAILED-CAUSEUNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9081F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9081FRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 317HP
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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.