Hughes 269C N9676F
11 April 1987 · Scoffield, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N9676F, operated by Wasatch Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Scoffield, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scoffield, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5699, -110.8002
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N9676F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wasatch Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bountiful → Huntington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA094
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
THE PLT AND HIS BROTHER WERE ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLT, THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLT AND WHILE FLYING AT 8,000 FEET THE PLT NOTICED A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE AND THE ACFT HAD A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PLT ELECTED TO AUTOROTATE TO A SNOW COVERED SURFACE. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS ON A STEEP SLOPE AND THE HELICOPTER SLID DOWNSLOPE AND STRUCK TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED ONE MAGNETO NOT OPERATING PROPERLY.
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 |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Hughes 269A | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | Harold E Miller | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tremonton, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1987 | Cessna 182P | Monument Valley, Utah, United States | Groomer, Ellis G. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft C45G | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1987 | Cessna 185C | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Keith R. Hooker, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1987 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Kearns, Utah, United States | Sky West Airlines Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
| 26 Mar 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Park City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |