Hughes 269A-1 N8935F
15 August 1981 · Sale City, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1981 at about 13:00 local time, a Hughes 269A-1 registered N8935F, operated by Broome Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sale City, Georgia, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sale City, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A-1
- Registration
- N8935F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Broome Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2064
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
TAIL ROTOR TIP CAP SEPARATED FM BLADE & TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1981 | Hughes 269C | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1981 | Hughes 269C | Ennis, Montana, United States | Rawhide Helico | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Hughes 269B | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Hughes 269B | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Hughes 269C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mid-State Heci | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Hughes 269C | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrowhead Heli | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |