Hughes 369 N9125F
4 August 1976 · Intrcostl City, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1976 at about 11:40 local time, a Hughes 369 registered N9125F, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Intrcostl City, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Intrcostl City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N9125F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3287
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
POP OUT FLOATS NOT INFLATED.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED, CAUSE UNKNOWN.FRACTURES OBLITERATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Vinita, Oklahoma, United States | Leons Coal Co. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Tygh Valley, Oregon, United States | Cody Logging C | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Albright, West Virginia, United States | Rockville Mini | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Angoon, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Woodland, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 1976 | Hughes 369 | Kandik Ak, Alaska, United States | Eagle Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |