- Date
- December 22, 1979
- Place
- Mt.Vernon, WA · MT.VERNON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8303FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791222036899A
- Case key
- 132647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3298 79/12/22 NR.MT.VERNON,WA HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1345 N8303F PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 41, 5040 TOTAL HOURS, 402 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT.VERNON,WA 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: SPRAG SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TKOF FROM SMALL CLEARING. SPRAG CLUTCH(PN 369A5364)FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8303F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.