Accident Hughes 369HS N9125F,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 129283
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 August 1976
Time:11:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 369HS
Owner/operator:Petroleum Helicopters (PHI)
Registration: N9125F
MSN: 820399S
Year of manufacture:1972
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Petroleum Helicopters-intracoastal City Heliport, Louisiana -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Petroleum Helicopters-intracoastal City Heliport (7LS4)
Destination airport:Petroleum Helicopters-intracoastal City Heliport (7LS4)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
POP OUT FLOATS NOT INFLATED.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED,CAUSE UNKNOWN.FRACTURES OBLITERATED.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW76FRD58
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: FTW76FRD58
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9125F
3. http://www.mdhelicopters.com/support/pdf/documents/destroyed_aircraft_list_2012.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2015 22:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
17-Sep-2019 10:03 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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