Hughes 300 N9502F
21 March 1968 · Marlow Heights, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 March 1968 at about 01:30 local time, a Hughes 300 registered N9502F was involved in an accident during in flight near Marlow Heights, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marlow Heights, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 300
- Registration
- N9502F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1947
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED BANK ROBBERY. PILOT-HOVERED OVER UNFAMILIAR AREA AT NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1967 | Hughes 300 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | John E Mahaffe | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1966 | Hughes 300 | Cairo U.a.r, Africa | Pan American U | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Hughes 300 | Las Vegas Nev, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1965 | Hughes 300AG | Briscoe Ark, Arkansas, United States | Helicopters, In | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1972 | Hughes 300C | Oakland, California, United States | City of Oaklan | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1972 | Hughes 300C | Pearland, Texas, United States | Houston Police | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |