- Date
- January 1, 1973
- Place
- Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9678FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730101000459A
- Case key
- 169711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0153 73/1/1 HONOLULU,HAWAII HUGHES 269C CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6827 TIME - 0105 N9678F PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 1413 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR PULLEYS,BELTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- BELT DRIVE IDLER PULLEY FAILED,BEARINGS SEIZED. TOO LOW FOR EFFECTIVE AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9678F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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