- Date
- March 19, 1972
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9440FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1288 72/3/19 LAS VEGAS,NEV HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N9440F PX- 0 0 2 OTHER AGE 59, 18200 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2050 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINT GUN CLUB LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRIVE SHAFT PN 269A-5504 FAILED AT LOW ALT AND AIRSPEED.FLT WAS TO CHECK OFF ROAD MOTORCYCLE RACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9440F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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