Hughes 269B N9556F
1 December 1977 · Speedway, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1977 at about 16:55 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9556F, operated by North Central, was involved in an accident during in flight near Speedway, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Speedway, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Post-Aire
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9556F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North Central
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Highway Traffic Advisory
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Indianapolis, In → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4275
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
171LBS OVER GROSS WT.M/R GEAR BOX RING GEAR DRIVE COUPLING, P/N 269A5180, FAILED DUE METAL FATIGUE.
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 | - |
| 16 Apr 1977 | Hughes 269B | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1977 | Hughes 269C | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | County Police | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1977 | Hughes 269C | Urbana, Ohio, United States | Norman Niswong | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |