Hughes 269A N8914F
17 September 1972 · Elma, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1972 at about 10:45 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8914F, operated by Grays Harbor C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Elma, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elma, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8914F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grays Harbor C
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Montesano, Wash → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1607
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED STRONG GUSTWHICH SWUNG ACFT TO R.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1972 | Hughes 269A | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1972 | Hughes 269B | Millington, Tennessee, United States | Kieth Wilson H | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1972 | Hughes 269C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Jacksonvill SH | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1972 | Hughes 269C | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | Executive Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1972 | Hughes 269A | Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Main Line Heli | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1972 | Hughes 269B | Mt.laguna, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |