- Date
- March 15, 1968
- Place
- Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9332FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2082 68/3/15 WALLA WALLA,WASH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 10000 TIME - 1330 N9332F PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- OUT-OF-BALANCE BLADE DUE TO LOSS OF TAPE USED AS AN ABRASION STRIP ON LEADING EDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9332F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9332FRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2017 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N9332F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX96LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, CAloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), while practicing an autorotation, which resulted in a forced landing; and the flight instructor's misjudged landing flare during the emergency autorotation/landing.NTSB ANC87LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe helicopter exhausted its fuel supply during climbout. During the ensuing autorotation landing, the rotor speed was allosed to decay and the helcopter spun at touchdown. It rolled over and failed the rotor blades.NTSB SEA74FYE43Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSeattle, WA