Hughes 269B N9479F
21 May 1968 · Dayton, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1968 at about 13:30 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9479F, operated by Dayton Helicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dayton, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dayton Helport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9479F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dayton Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4427
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
FIBERGLASS AIRFOIL SECTION BECAME UNBONDED, SEPARATED FROM BLADE SPAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1968 | Hughes 269A | Marina del Ray, California, United States | Robinson Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Hughes 269B | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Brown-Lambrech | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1968 | Hughes 269B | Carlsbad, California, United States | Hughes Tool Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1968 | Hughes 269A | Industry, California, United States | Helicopters In | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1968 | Hughes 269B | Wyola, Montana, United States | Sky Harbor ENT | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Hughes 269B | Eureka, California, United States | Pierce Flying | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |