- Date
- August 31, 1980
- Place
- Pilot Rock, OR · PILOT ROCK, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9643FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800831057799A
- Case key
- 128029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3374 80/8/31 NR.PILOT ROCK,OR HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 613 TIME - 1400 N9643F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 571 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUMMIT LAKE,OR PENDLETON,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RT DOOR CAME OPEN.SLEEPING BAG FELL OUT & JAMMED V-BELT & ENGINE FLYWHEEL.OTR EQUIP TIED TO L SIDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9643F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9643FRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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Other investigations on N9643F · 1
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