Hughes 269A N8743F
3 April 1964 · Bird Point Alas, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1964 at about 13:00 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8743F, operated by Bill Moore Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bird Point Alas, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bird Point Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8743F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bill Moore Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1009
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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
FUEL EXHAUSTION MAY BE REASON FOR PWR FAILURE BUT NOT PROVEN TO EXTENT NECESSARY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1964 | Hughes 269A | Santa Ana Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1964 | Hughes 269A | Sacramento Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1964 | Hughes 269A | Madrid Spain, Europe | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1964 | Hughes 269A | Bryantsville Ky, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1964 | Hughes 269A | Scottsdale Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1964 | Beechcraft 95 | Waukon Iowa, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |