Hughes 269B N9454F
9 December 1967 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 December 1967 at about 13:59 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9454F, operated by Crescent City, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Evansville, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dress Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9454F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Crescent City
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1066
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ATTEMPTED LNDG AT PARKING LOT FOR SANTA CLAUS APPEARANCE.FAILED TO GROUND-CHECK AREA BEFORE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1967 | Hughes 269B | Federal Dam, Minnesota, United States | U.s.dept Inter | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Klamath Fall, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Euclid, Ohio, United States | Nerone&Sons, In | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Boron, California, United States | Pacific Airmot | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Dumas, Texas, United States | Plains Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1967 | Hughes 269A | San Carlos, California, United States | Blue Helicopte | No injuries | - |
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