Hughes 269C N7442F

Summary

On 11 August 1986 at about 16:15 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7442F was involved in an accident near Laurens, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 August 1986 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.5004, -82.0205

Aircraft

Hughes 269C

Registration

N7442F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenwood → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86FA218

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

THE PLT WAS FLYING AN UNDERGROUND CABLE PATROL AT 500-600 FT AGL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PLT REPORTED PWR WAS SET AT 20' HG, 3,000 RPM WHEN A 'VERY LOUD POP' WAS HEARD. THE PLT LIKENED THE SOUND TO BEING HIT BY GROUND FIRE. THE ACFT YAWED AND THE ENG OVERSPED. AN AUTOROTATION WAS PERFORMED INTO AN ABANDONED MINING PIT. THE ACFT NOSED UP AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG WOULD RESPOND TO THROTTLE BUT THE MAIN ROTOR WOULD NOT FOLLOW PWR CHANGES. THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION TO HAVE A RING GEAR CARRIER FAILURE. AD 81-1704 AND RELATED SERVICE NOTICE CONCERNING THIS PART HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.