# NTSB Accident FTW98TA104
> **Hughes 269C** · 1998-01-22 · BRACKETTVILLE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98TA104
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-22
- **Location:** BRACKETTVILLE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.309896, -100.409317
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N1093N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of splines on the drive shaft coupling after separation of the forward bubber boot and loss of lubrication (grease), which resulted in a disconnect of the rotor drive system and an autorotation/forced landing.  Lack of suitable terrain in the forced landing area was a related factor.

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