Hughes 500 accidents
The NTSB database holds 58 accidents and incidents involving the Hughes 500, recorded between 1969 to 2013. 6 of them were fatal (10%), and 8 people died.
The deadliest year was 1980, with 3 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (8 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Spain and Asia.
25 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
58
Records
6
Fatal
8
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1969 to 2013
Period
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33 of 58 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 58 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1979 | Hughes 500A | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Hoffman Pilot | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1978 | Hughes 500D | Garberville, California, United States | Timber Contrac | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1978 | Hughes 500C | Cuba, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1978 | Hughes 500-C | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 500C | Lasalle, Colorado, United States | AG Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Hughes 500 | Longmire, Washington, United States | Olympic HELL10 | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1971 | Hughes 500 | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Helicopters PA | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1969 | Hughes 500 | Ahmedabad, Asia | Cambata Aviati | No injuries | - |