Hughes 269B N9482F
12 July 1980 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1980 at about 17:20 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9482F, operated by Hasco, was involved in an accident during in flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9482F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hasco
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gaithersburg, Md → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2181
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
#5 HOLD DOWN STUD ON #3 CYL FAILED.SIGHT-SEEING TRIP FOR WINNERS OF CONTEST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1980 | Hughes 269C | Rockford, Minnesota, United States | Rotor-Aire, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Hughes 269C | Martin, Tennessee, United States | Erwin Grain | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1980 | Hughes 269C | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | Discover Air I | 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
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |