Hughes 269B N22730
24 November 1987 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 November 1987 at about 22:28 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N22730, operated by Martin KAY, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0798, -115.1409
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N22730
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Martin KAY
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA022
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION THE PILOT FLARED EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 2616 FEET. A RT QUARTERING TAILWIND WAS PRESENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1987 | Hughes 269C | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1987 | Hughes 269A-1 | Eldorado, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1987 | Hughes 269A | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | Hal-le-Copters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Hughes 269C | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1987 | Hughes 269A | Buford, Georgia, United States | Metro Flight Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Hughes 269C | Scoffield, Utah, United States | Wasatch Helicopters | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1987 | Cessna T-188C | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Ag-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Bernard S. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150M | Austin, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Thomas W Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Mercer OWL RACER 65-2 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Jefferey Sawyer & Co. | Fatal | 1 |