Hughes 269B N9332F
18 April 1974 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1974 at about 15:20 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9332F, operated by Empire Helicop, was involved in an accident during static near Seattle, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boeing Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9332F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Empire Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1238
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
IP HIT ON HEAD WHILE DPTNG HELI, M/R STILL ROTATING.IP 6 FT 3 IN TALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1974 | Hughes 269C | Key West, Florida, United States | Jacksonville H | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 1974 | Hughes 269B | Redwood Cty, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Hughes 269A | Shelby, North Carolina, United States | Cleveland Aeri | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1974 | Hughes 269B | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Hasco | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1974 | Hughes 269C | Greenwich, Kansas, United States | Wichita Police | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1974 | Hughes 269B | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair Ltd. | No injuries | - |
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