- Date
- October 2, 1973
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9628FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3942 73/10/2 OAKLAND,CALIF HUGHES 269C CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2039 N9628F PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 47, 4326 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- M/R GR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. HIT CONDUIT PIPE & PATIO ROOF.CRASHED IN YARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9628F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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