# NTSB MKC76DCA07: Hughes 269B, N11XC, Kennett, MO, August 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1975
- Place: Kennett, MO · KENNETT, MO
- Location: 36.2399° N, 90.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennett, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2399&lon=-90.0470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3120   75/8/6    KENNETT,MO          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2800
        TIME - 1240                    N11XC               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNETT MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNETT,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- LATERAL CYLIC PUSH-PULL ROD END SEPARATED AT RIGHT CONTROL STICK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11XC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11XC-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 0102, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kennett Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750806034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806034049A), Aug 6, 1975: Hughes 269B, Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. Lateral cylic push-pull rod end separated at right control stick

## Other investigations on N11XC (4)

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.

- [NTSB CEN10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA469), Aug 7, 2010: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Lakeview, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent angle during landing approach, which resulted in a settling with power condition.
- [NTSB ATL95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA053), Feb 18, 1995: Schweizer 269B (N11XC), Addison, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL DURING A DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
- [NTSB FTW91FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA123), Jul 18, 1991: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Brickeys, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE DUE TO FRAYING WHICH INITIATED THE FORCED LANDING AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PERFORM RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS ON THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S…
- [NTSB FTW74FPM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM15), Dec 22, 1973: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage

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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