Hughes 269A N8778F
8 June 1966 · Hinsdale Ill, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1966 at about 12:10 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8778F, operated by St.germain AVI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hinsdale Ill, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinsdale Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hinsdale
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8778F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- St.germain AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0399
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
STUDENT LOST ROTOR RPM DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. UNSUCCESSFUL POWER RECOVERY BY INSTRUCTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1966 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach Calif, California, United States | Los Angeles SH | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269B | Edmonston Md, Maryland, United States | Loving Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1966 | Hughes 269A | Van Nuys Calif, California, United States | Van Nuys Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269B | Colorado Spgs Col, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1966 | Hughes 269B | Oscawana Ny, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 22 Jan 1966 | Cessna 172 | Thurman Colo, Colorado, United States | Western Avtn | No injuries | - |