Accident · 1992-09-25

NTSB case BFO92FA144 · HUGHES 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: HUGHES 269C (N9609F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Helicopters Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INVOLVING FAILURE TO DETECT WEAR OF THE CLUTCH SPRING ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE UNCOUPLING OF ENGINE POWER TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION.

Source: NTSB case BFO92FA144

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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