Hughes 369HS N9046F
21 January 1972 · Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1972 at about 09:37 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9046F, operated by North American, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grnd Canyon, Arizona, 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 09:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9046F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North American
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0285
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 MOVED CYCLIC AFT ON T/D, HELO HIT GND ON HEELS OF SKIDS, M/R BLD HIT TAIL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1972 | Hughes 369 | Harahan, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Long Tieng, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1972 | Hughes 369HE | Burlington, Washington, United States | Olympic Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Hornell, New York, United States | 70 Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Hughes 369S | Craig, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |