Hughes 500 N9068F
30 June 1972 · Longmire, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1972 at about 12:15 local time, a Hughes 500 registered N9068F, operated by Olympic HELL10, was involved in an accident during in flight near Longmire, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Longmire, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500
- Registration
- N9068F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olympic HELL10
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2246
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
CRASHED INTO MTN AT 9500FT ELEV.CARRYING CARGO UP TO MTN BASE CAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1971 | Hughes 500 | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Helicopters PA | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1969 | Hughes 500 | Ahmedabad, Asia | Cambata Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1978 | Hughes 500C | Cuba, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 500C | Lasalle, Colorado, United States | AG Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1978 | Hughes 500D | Garberville, California, United States | Timber Contrac | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1978 | Hughes 500-C | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
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 | - |