Hughes 269B N9345F
12 November 1970 · San Diego, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 November 1970 at about 09:05 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9345F, operated by Dynaero Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near San Diego, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9345F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dynaero Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Advertising
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kearny Mesa, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2050
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
ACFT SANK IN OCEAN, NOT RECOVERED.PLT STATES IN-FLT MALFUNCTION OF ROTOR DRIVE SYS, ENG OVERSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1970 | Hughes 269B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Board of Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Hughes 269B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Board of Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1970 | Hughes 269A | Vesta, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1970 | Hughes 269A | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Hughes 269B | Albion, Washington, United States | MAX Hinrich SE | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1970 | Hughes 269A | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Comet Aviation | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |