Hughes 269B N8940F
18 May 1968 · West Dundee, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1968 at about 05:03 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N8940F, operated by Clarke Outdoor, was involved in an accident during in flight near West Dundee, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Dundee, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elgin
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N8940F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clarke Outdoor
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1488
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SPRAYING EVERGREENS.NO PRE-FLT SURVEILLANCE OF AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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