Hughes 269B N103KC
28 May 1975 · Westfield, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1975 at about 10:32 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N103KC, operated by Northeast Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barnes Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N103KC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northeast Heli
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1190
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
PWR-OFF AUTOROTATION LNDG, SKIPPED 16 FEET FORWARD AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1975 | Hughes 269A | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1975 | Hughes 269B | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1975 | Hughes 269B | Torrance, California, United States | Peninsula Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1975 | Hughes 269C | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Wichita Police | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1975 | Hughes 269C | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | Cape Central A | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Hughes 269A | Rossville, Kansas, United States | Gilbert Arthur | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
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