Hughes 269C N7481F
4 December 1979 · Garden City, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1979 at about 13:50 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7481F, operated by Henkle Drillin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Garden City, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garden City, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N7481F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Henkle Drillin
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
WND GUSTING 30KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1979 | Hughes 269A | Vineland, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Hughes 269B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1979 | Hughes 269C | Eckley, Colorado, United States | Chemair Inc | 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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