Hughes 269C N7437F
10 January 1981 · Viper, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 January 1981 at about 12:30 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7437F, operated by Pine Branch Co, was involved in an accident during in flight near Viper, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Viper, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N7437F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pine Branch Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chavies, Ky → Leatherwood, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0313
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOWER COUPLING DRIVE SHAFT, PN 269A5504, FAILED.FRACTURE RESEMBLES FATIGUE FR UNLOADED ENG OVRSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1981 | Hughes 269C | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1981 | Hughes 269C | Ennis, Montana, United States | Rawhide Helico | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Hughes 269B | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Hughes 269B | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Hughes 269C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mid-State Heci | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Hughes 269C | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrowhead Heli | No injuries | - |
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