Hughes 269B N9482F
16 April 1977 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1977 at about 13:50 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9482F was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 3 people were 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 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9482F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2232
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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
P/N269-A8442-2 FAILED DUE TO GROSS OVERLOAD. FULL PWR COULD NOT BE OBTAINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1977 | Hughes 269B | Quincy, Massachusetts, United States | REX RAY Corp | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 1977 | Hughes 269C | Montezuma, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1977 | Hughes 269 | Montezuma, Georgia, United States | Riddle AG | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1977 | Hughes 269C | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | County Police | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1977 | Hughes 269B | Speedway, Indiana, United States | North Central | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1977 | Hughes 269C | Urbana, Ohio, United States | Norman Niswong | Minor injuries | - |
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