Hughes 369HS N9223F
30 May 1977 · Wood River, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1977 at about 08:00 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9223F, operated by Woods Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wood River, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wood River, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9223F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Woods Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Drill Site-Field → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
CHOKER CABLE STILL CONNECTED TO CARGO HOOK DURING FLT, FREE TO TRAIL IN SLIPSTREAM, STRUCK T/R.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Mt Darwin, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1977 | Hughes 369D | Monmouth, New Jersey, United States | Arjay Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Bunnell, Florida, United States | JAX Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369C | MacKinaw, Illinois, United States | Rainbow Helico | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1977 | Hughes 369D | Los Angeles, California, United States | Hughes Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1977 | Hughes 369 | Culver City, California, United States | Hughes Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |