Hughes 269B N9514F
11 May 1972 · Saratoga, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1972 at about 10:00 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9514F, operated by Mohawk Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Saratoga, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saratoga, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Saratoga County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9514F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mohawk Helicop
- 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
- 3-0749
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
TAIL BOOM ATTACH STRUT FAILED. FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT WAS DRYING RACE TRACK.
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 | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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 | - |