Hughes 269C N7447F

Summary

On 4 May 1981 at about 16:55 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7447F, operated by Chesapeake and, was involved in an accident during in flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 May 1981 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 269C

Registration

N7447F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Chesapeake and

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Corporate/Executive

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Baltimore, Md

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1426

Nobody was injured.

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

M/R SHAFT RING GR CARRIER, P/N 269A5179-3, FAILED.FATIGUE CRACKS OUTER RACE SUPPORT RADIUS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.