Hughes 269C N8644F
23 July 1980 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1980 at about 20:20 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8644F, operated by Discover Air I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Council Bluffs, Iowa, 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 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Council Bluffs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N8644F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Discover Air I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1175
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
DEPARTED RAMP TO LAND ON PORTABLE PAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1980 | Hughes 269C | Rockford, Minnesota, United States | Rotor-Aire, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1980 | Hughes 269B | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Hasco | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Hughes 269C | Martin, Tennessee, United States | Erwin Grain | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Hughes 269C | Miami, Florida, United States | Caribe AVN. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Hughes 269C | Inglis, Florida, United States | Agtec Internat | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1980 | Hughes 269C | Willmar, Minnesota, United States | L.schwanke | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |