- Date
- June 20, 1970
- Place
- St Johns, OR · ST JOHNS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8737FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126743
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1023 70/6/20 ST JOHNS,OREG HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 203 TIME - 1420 N8737F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST JOHNS,OREG ST JOHNS,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- EROSION STRIP LOOSE ON T/R BLADE CAUSED UNBALANCED T/R BLADES AND VIBRATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8737F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8737FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8737F · 1
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