Hughes 269A N8915F
12 November 1967 · San Carlos, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 1967 at about 15:00 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8915F, operated by Blue Helicopte, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Carlos, California, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Carlos, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Carlos
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8915F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Blue Helicopte
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0741
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
PLT ATTEMPTED QUICK-STOP MANEUVER TO AVOID BIRDSMISC-FLOCK OF BIRDS ROSE INTO TAKEOFF PATH OF ACFT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1967 | Hughes 269B | Federal Dam, Minnesota, United States | U.s.dept Inter | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Klamath Fall, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Euclid, Ohio, United States | Nerone&Sons, In | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Boron, California, United States | Pacific Airmot | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Dumas, Texas, United States | Plains Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1967 | Hughes 269A | Onieda, Wisconsin, United States | R.m.tetzner | Minor injuries | - |
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