Hughes 369 N9041F
21 October 1970 · Wood River, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 1970 at about 10:26 local time, a Hughes 369 registered N9041F, operated by Chas Todd Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wood River, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wood River, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N9041F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chas Todd Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Columbia, Ill → Springfield, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1805
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
NR 5 TURBINE SHAFT BEARING FAILED.P/N UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1970 | Hughes 369HS | Kettering, Ohio, United States | Dayton Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1970 | Hughes 369HS | Piru, California, United States | Hughes Tool Co | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Hughes 369HS | Cotati, California, United States | Dauenhauer MFG | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1971 | Hughes 369HS | Shelton, Washington, United States | US Forest Serv | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1969 | Hughes 369HS | American Fork, Utah, United States | Key Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Hughes 369HS | Mosby, Montana, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |