Hughes 300C N7418F
21 April 1983 · Hollandale, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1983 at about 16:30 local time, a Hughes 300C registered N7418F was involved in an accident near Hollandale, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollandale, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 300C
- Registration
- N7418F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA175
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
THE PILOT SAID 'THAT UPON TAKEOFF FROM TRUCK, PULLED TOO MUCH POWER SO HE LOST TOO MUCH RPM, HIT SOMEWHAT SOLID GROUND, SLID 10 FEET AND STUCK IN THE MUD, THE HELICOPTER STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND FLEW APART.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Hughes 300C | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1984 | Hughes 300/269C | Freeport, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1981 | Hughes 300C | Muray, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1985 | Hughes 300 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1985 | Hughes 300 | Lake Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1980 | Hughes 300C | Whitehouse, New Jersey, United States | C&P Airways | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1983 | Cessna 172 | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 206A | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |