# NTSB MKC73FCQ36: Hughes 369HS, Wichita, KS, June 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1973
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0008   73/6/7    WICHITA,KANS        HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1633                    CF-IAD              PX-  0  0  3  FERRY                     39, 11056 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            656 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLINGTON,KANS             WICHITA,KANS
        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 - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON BASE-MALF IN TURB GOVERNOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-IAD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita Mun

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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