Hughes 269C N9604F
3 October 1972 · Grove City, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1972 at about 18:45 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N9604F was involved in an accident during static near Grove City, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grove City, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N9604F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4090
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
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FRACTURE OF NR 3 FUEL INJECTION LINE.ACFT CAUGHT FIRE AFTR ENG SHUTDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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