Hughes 369HS N9066F
8 May 1978 · Brownfield, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 May 1978 at about 16:20 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9066F, operated by Gebo Distribut, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Brownfield, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownfield, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9066F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gebo Distribut
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Plainview, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0668
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
ACFT TURNED DOWNWIND AT LOW ALT AFTER TKOF AND FLEW INTO LOCAL WHIRLWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1978 | Hughes 369D | Wiseman, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1978 | Hughes 369D | Cascadia, Oregon, United States | Astro Copters | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1978 | Hughes 369D | New Meadows, Idaho, United States | High Country | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 1978 | Hughes 369HS | Sauk Centre, Minnesota, United States | AG Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1978 | Hughes 369D | Clovis, California, United States | Executive Acft | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Mt Darwin, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |