Hughes 269A-1 N8960F
5 April 1979 · Slaton, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1979 at about 13:20 local time, a Hughes 269A-1 registered N8960F was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Slaton, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Slaton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Slaton Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A-1
- Registration
- N8960F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0824
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
WITNESS OBSERVED HEL LOOKED TO BE IN AUTOROTATION.CFI ON BOARD.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
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