# NTSB OAK72FVW25: Hughes 269B, N9440F, Las Vegas, NV, March 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1972
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVW25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW25

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9440F), registered now, S/N 55-0195, 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: [Lycoming HIO-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (registry code 41885, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9440F (5)

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 DEN76FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE70), May 18, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE24), Sep 8, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Ft.Collins, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE30), Nov 14, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70D0213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0213), Nov 14, 1969: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0085), May 7, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Idlewild, CA, 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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