Hughes 269C N7472F
12 June 1979 · Eckley, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1979 at about 13:45 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7472F, operated by Chemair Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Eckley, Colorado, United States. One person was 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 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eckley, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N7472F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chemair Inc
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Holyoke, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1540
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE MISSING ON NUMBER 3 CYL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1979 | Hughes 269A | Vineland, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1979 | Hughes 269C | Garden City, Kansas, United States | Henkle Drillin | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Hughes 269B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1979 | Hughes 269C | Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States | H.m.s.farms | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1979 | Hughes 269B | Sanderson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1979 | Hughes 269B | New Knoxville, Ohio, United States | William Denney | No injuries | - |
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