Hughes 269B N9442F
1 April 1969 · Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1969 at about 10:15 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9442F, operated by Tusayan Helico, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States. 3 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 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tusayan Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9442F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tusayan Helico
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1221
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
SIGHTSEEING FLT. UN TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. HEAVILY LOADED,6600 FT ELEVATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Jul 1969 | Hughes 269A | West Seneca, New York, United States | Bucholtz Trans | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach, California, United States | City of Lakewo | No injuries | - |
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