Hughes 269C N7416F
14 December 1986 · Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 December 1986 at about 16:48 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7416F was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 37.0598, -86.4609
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N7416F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA044
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHILE HOVERING IN A GRASSY AREA NEAR THE HANGAR FACILITY, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF FLIGHT CONTROL. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE HELICOPTER COMPONENT EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE FRACTURE FACE EXAMINATION OF BROKEN FLIGHT CONTROL COMPONENTS DISCLOSED ONLY OVERSTRESS FAILURES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1986 | Hughes 269B | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | Dagnon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1986 | Hughes 269C | Carlsbad, California, United States | Flight Trails, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1986 | Hughes 269A | Brewton, Alabama, United States | Custom Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1986 | Hughes 269C | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Flight Safety International | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1986 | Hughes 269B | Council, North Carolina, United States | Raymond Godwin, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Hughes 269B | Cross Plaines, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft H-18 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | ACE Air Cargo Express, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Bernard SONERAI II | Trenton, Kentucky, United States | Anthony W. Lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 II | Pembroke, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-25C | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft A36TC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Consul Restaurant Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1986 | British BA-31 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Jet Stream Int'l | No injuries | - |